@inproceedings{32d10031499c408c9feb782c3fd6977e,
title = "Switching from petroleum- To bio-based plastics: Visualization tools to screen sustainable material alternatives during the design process",
abstract = "The recent development in technology has made bio-based plastics an increasingly attractive alternative to petroleumbased plastics to tackle plastic pollution. However, currently, bio-based plastics have not been widely adopted in the design and manufacturing of new products. To advocate the use of biobased plastics, this paper proposes two visualization-based tools to educate designers and engineers about the availabilities and the properties of different bio-based plastics. After analyzing the literature on visual tools for sustainable design and material selection, two new prototype tools for screening bio-plastic alternatives are designed with the advice and support of the engineers of a major U.S. manufacturer of agricultural equipment. Surveys and focus groups with the manufacturer's engineers are conducted to improve the tools, and a first case study is completed to examine their usefulness.",
keywords = "Bioplastics, Case study, Decision support tool, Material selection, Sustainable design, Visualization tool",
author = "Michael Saidani and Erik Pan and Harrison Kim",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). All rights reserved.; ASME 2020 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2020 ; Conference date: 17-08-2020 Through 19-08-2020",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1115/DETC2020-22429",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference",
publisher = "American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)",
booktitle = "25th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference (DFMLC)",
}