Recycled Expanded Polystyrene, aka Styforoam
Posts Tagged ‘polymer’
EPS (Recycled)
Monday, April 27th, 2009HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene)
Friday, April 24th, 2009(high-density polyethylene)
Sourcemap Impact Factor: 1.6
References:
- ELCD carbon dioxide emissions: 1.6
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/0704c700-2fb0-43c5-8803-bed8a6f1b968_02.00.000.html - ICE v1.6: 1.6
Linoleum
Friday, April 24th, 2009PS Foam Insulation
Friday, April 24th, 2009Polystyrene
PU Foam Insulation
Friday, April 24th, 2009contains urea and formaldehyde
Polyurethane
ABS
Friday, April 24th, 2009Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
Sourcemap impact factor: 3.2
References:
- Wötzel et al. (1999) measure the cradle to gate emissions as 5.0 kg CO2. http://www.chimicaverde.net/chimicaverde/show_attach.php?id_cnt=2680
- The ELCD core database (2005) finds the cradle-to-gate emissions to be 3.1 kg
http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/lcainfohub/datasets/html/processes/76d6aaa4-37e2-40b2-994c-03292b600074_02.00.000.html - ICE v1.6 (2008) finds cradle-to-gate emissions to be 3.1 kg
- Okala (2007) finds cradle to gate emissions to be 1.5 kg
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
Petrochemical Lacquer
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Tripropylene Glycol Diacrylate or Bisphenol-A-Diglycidetheracrylate
This study cites the CO2 equivalent impact of petrochemical lacquer as 9.8kg/kg lacquer
EPDM Elastomer
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber