Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores
Joint Authors
Ganne-Chédeville, Christelle
Diederichs, Stefan
Source
International Journal of Polymer Science
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A new generation of ultralight particleboards (ULPB) with an expanded foam core layer produced in an in-line foaming step is under development.
The environmental impacts of three types of ULPB containing foam based on 100% polylactic acid (PLA), 100% expanded polystyrene, and 50% PLA/50% polymethyl methacrylate, as well as a conventional particleboard (PB), have been compared in an LCA.
Two approaches were chosen for the assessment: first, the “EPD-approach” in accordance with EN 15804 for EPD of building materials and second, a holistic-approach which allows an expansion of the system boundaries in order to forecast the consequences of a broader replacement of PB with ULPB.
The results show that most of the environmental impacts are related to raw materials and end-of-life stages.
Both approaches show that the exchange of PB with ULPB with a foam core based on PLA leads to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
On the other hand, the PLA is responsible for higher ecotoxicity results in comparison to non-bio-based polymers mainly due to agricultural processes.
Both approaches allowed the drafting of complementary advisories for environmental impact reduction addressed to the developers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ganne-Chédeville, Christelle& Diederichs, Stefan. 2015. Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores. International Journal of Polymer Science،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066767
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ganne-Chédeville, Christelle& Diederichs, Stefan. Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores. International Journal of Polymer Science No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066767
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ganne-Chédeville, Christelle& Diederichs, Stefan. Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066767
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066767