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Life Cycle Assessment of Polyurethane Foams from Polyols Obtained through Chemical Recycling
[Image: see text] In this research, the results of the life cycle assessment of polyurethane (PUR) foams with different recycled polyol contents are presented. A methodological framework implementing laboratory activities directly into the life cycle assessment has been developed. Laboratory activit...
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American Chemical Society
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7818590/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33490830 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05844 |
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author | Marson, Alessandro Masiero, Massimiliano Modesti, Michele Scipioni, Antonio Manzardo, Alessandro |
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description | [Image: see text] In this research, the results of the life cycle assessment of polyurethane (PUR) foams with different recycled polyol contents are presented. A methodological framework implementing laboratory activities directly into the life cycle assessment has been developed. Laboratory activities made the primary data related to the recycled polyol production available through the glycolysis of polyurethane scraps and the subsequent production and characterization of the foams. Five different formulations were analyzed with glycolyzed polyol content ranging from 0 to 100%. A comprehensive set of impact categories was considered. To ensure the robustness of the results, the influence of two different end-of-life allocation approaches was investigated, and the model was subjected to sensitivity and uncertainty analyses. Formulations with recycled content of 50 and 75% scored better environmental impacts compared to others. The main contributions to the overall impact resulted to be related to the production of isocyanate and virgin polyol. Physical characteristics such as density and thermal conductivity emerged as the main variables to be considered to minimize the overall environmental impacts of PUR foams. |
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spelling | pubmed-78185902021-01-22 Life Cycle Assessment of Polyurethane Foams from Polyols Obtained through Chemical Recycling Marson, Alessandro Masiero, Massimiliano Modesti, Michele Scipioni, Antonio Manzardo, Alessandro ACS Omega [Image: see text] In this research, the results of the life cycle assessment of polyurethane (PUR) foams with different recycled polyol contents are presented. A methodological framework implementing laboratory activities directly into the life cycle assessment has been developed. Laboratory activities made the primary data related to the recycled polyol production available through the glycolysis of polyurethane scraps and the subsequent production and characterization of the foams. Five different formulations were analyzed with glycolyzed polyol content ranging from 0 to 100%. A comprehensive set of impact categories was considered. To ensure the robustness of the results, the influence of two different end-of-life allocation approaches was investigated, and the model was subjected to sensitivity and uncertainty analyses. Formulations with recycled content of 50 and 75% scored better environmental impacts compared to others. The main contributions to the overall impact resulted to be related to the production of isocyanate and virgin polyol. Physical characteristics such as density and thermal conductivity emerged as the main variables to be considered to minimize the overall environmental impacts of PUR foams. American Chemical Society 2021-01-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7818590/ /pubmed/33490830 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05844 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial No Derivative Works (CC-BY-NC-ND) Attribution License (http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/authorchoice_ccbyncnd_termsofuse.html) , which permits copying and redistribution of the article, and creation of adaptations, all for non-commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Marson, Alessandro Masiero, Massimiliano Modesti, Michele Scipioni, Antonio Manzardo, Alessandro Life Cycle Assessment of Polyurethane Foams from Polyols Obtained through Chemical Recycling |
title | Life Cycle Assessment of Polyurethane Foams from Polyols
Obtained through Chemical Recycling |
title_full | Life Cycle Assessment of Polyurethane Foams from Polyols
Obtained through Chemical Recycling |
title_fullStr | Life Cycle Assessment of Polyurethane Foams from Polyols
Obtained through Chemical Recycling |
title_full_unstemmed | Life Cycle Assessment of Polyurethane Foams from Polyols
Obtained through Chemical Recycling |
title_short | Life Cycle Assessment of Polyurethane Foams from Polyols
Obtained through Chemical Recycling |
title_sort | life cycle assessment of polyurethane foams from polyols
obtained through chemical recycling |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7818590/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33490830 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05844 |
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