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http://dx.doi.org/10.7464/ksct.2017.23.4.388

Life Cycle Assessment on Process of Breathable Film Production  

Ahn, Joong Woo (Department of Interdisciplinary Eco Science, Sungshin Women's University)
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Clean Technology / v.23, no.4, 2017 , pp. 388-392 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, a quantitative environmental impact assessment for the production process of breathable film was conducted employing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. Among the various categories, Global Warming (GW) accounted for the highest impact (97%) followed by Human Toxicity (HT). And the key substances of various impact categories included HDPE, PP, and electricity. In the production process, the high impact resulted from mixing process (57%), lamination process (29%), and extruder process (10%). To improve environmental impact, it is necessary to design a new process system that reduces the amount of electricity used and that increases production yields, if raw materials such as HDPE and PP owe excluded.
Keywords
Breathable film; Life cycle assessment; Environmental impact;
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