Polypropylene Fiber
References:
- ELCD carbon dioxide emissions: 2.1
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/db00901b-338f-11dd-bd11-0800200c9a66_02.00.000.html
PP Fiber
November 25th, 2009PET Fiber
November 25th, 2009References:
- ELCD (2005) carbon dioxide emissions: 4.1
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/db00901c-338f-11dd-bd11-0800200c9a66_02.00.000.html
LLDPE (Low Linear Density Polyetylene)
November 25th, 2009References:
- ELCD carbon dioxide emissions: 1.5
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/f35313d3-c5fa-4b97-a212-d11a122070f8_02.00.000.html
Polyamide 6.6 Fibers
November 25th, 2009Nylon thread
References:
- ECLD carbon dioxide emissions: 9.9
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/db009019-338f-11dd-bd11-0800200c9a66_02.00.000.html
PAN (Polyacrylonitrile fiber)
November 25th, 2009Acrylic thread
References:
High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
November 20th, 2009References:
- The ELCD core database finds the carbon footprint of High impact polystyrene granulate (HIPS); production mix, at plant to be 2.8
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/aed8d428-25bc-4b69-8722-d3e26975dc5b_02.00.000.html
Corn Syrup
August 2nd, 2009
One half cup of kernels has 0.146 kg CO2e
(1/2) US cup = 0.0033569022 US bushels
Therefore, corn has a carbon footprint of 43.49 kg CO2 per bushel
A bushel of corn will yield an average of 31.5 pounds of starch, which in turn will yield about 33.3 pounds of syrup
Therefore, corn syrup has a carbon footprint of 2.87 kg CO2e per kg
EPS (Recycled)
April 27th, 2009Recycled Expanded Polystyrene, aka Styforoam
Thin Film Photovoltaic (PV) Modules
April 24th, 2009ICE V1.6a: 67 kg CO2/kg product
Photovoltaic (PV) Modules, Polycrystalline
April 24th, 2009ICE V1.6a: 208 kg CO2/kg product
