ZERO-EMISSION NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES (ZENC) FOR FIRE-DETECTING FIREPROOF ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY ENCLOSURE THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DECARBONIZE POLYMER COMPOSITES BY DEVELOPING A BIODEGRADABLE DECARBONIZED NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE ZERO-EMISSION NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES (ZENC), ENHANCE EV SAFETY BY DEVELOPING LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT FIRE-PREDICTION AND FIREPROOF FUNCTIONALITIES INTO ZENC, AND TO DEMONSTRATE THE REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSION BY IMPLEMENTING A TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (TEA), SUPPLY CHAIN, AND LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS (LCA).
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