Emission Factor

Polylactide - granulate (polylactide production - granulate)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Polylactide, granulate', is a plastic product of bio origin, it is biodegradable and it is a thermoplastic material. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: plastic films, bottles, cups for cold drinks, stiff packages like clamshells as well as degradable films. It can be processed on standard equipment and used in injection molding, injection stretch blow molding, and for the production of blown and cast films, biaxially oriented films, or transformed to extrusion paper-coating compounds, etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePolylactide - granulate (polylactide production - granulate)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2006
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 24d23011-2fdb-43f0-b88d-0d64dd60f522

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_polylactide_granulate_polylactide_production_granulate
UUID
92cc56ea-1483-44aa-9055-c9fe22a72fe1
Code Snippet
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