Posts Tagged ‘composite’
Portland Cement
Friday, April 24th, 2009Concrete (non-reinforced)
Friday, April 24th, 2009Circuit Board
Friday, April 24th, 2009Printed board without components
Aramid Fiber
Friday, April 24th, 2009for use in composites
Hemp Fiber Composite
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Containing 66 percent Hemp Fiber and 34 percent Epoxy Composite
Wötzel et al., 1999 measures the CO2 equivalent impact of this composite as 4.2kg/kg composite
Carbon Fiber
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Glass Fiber
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009for composites
Nylon 6 (glass-filled)
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Polyamide 6 with 25% glass fiber
Sourcemap impact factor: 4.6
References:
- The ELCD core database (2002) for Nylon 6 glass filled (PA 6 GF); production mix, at plant, finds a carbon footprint of 5.3
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/a494f691-2070-4796-b002-474878345dce_02.00.000.html
- ICE v1.6 (2008) finds the cradle to gate footprint to be 6.5
- Okala (2007) finds the footprint to be 2.9
Nylon 66 (glass-filled)
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Polyamide 66 with 25% glass fiber
Sourcemap impact factor: 2.8
References:
- ELCD core database (1996) for Nylon 66 GF 30 compound (PA 66 GF 30); production mix, at plant: 6.1
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/e7920ba8-e048-49b5-b16b-387a937b901b_02.00.000.html - Okala (2007): 2.8