The Study of Life Cycle Assessment of Propylene Carbonate Manufacturing

Abstract:

This study attempted to estimate the environmental performance of poly (propylene carbonate, PPC) in the whole life cycle. The life cycle is from raw materials, energy acquisition, manufacture, transportation, to the final disposal, sequentially. The environment impacts of these phases are assessed by the method of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to identify key aspects of environmental loads involving global warming, non-renewable resource consumption, and acidification effects and so on. Moreover, a comparative study due to manufacturing of PPC in its whole life cycle was taken to reveal which stage would make the most environmental load.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 743-744)
• Pages: 812-816
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.743-744.812
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Xian Ce Meng, Chen Li, Zhi Hong Wang, Xian Zheng Gong, Ming Hui Fang, Ming Nan Zhao
• Keywords: Biodegradable, Environmental Load, Life Cycle Assessment, Propylene Carbonate (PPC)

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