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Aromatic polyamide, aramids

49.3

Description

Aromatic polyamides (aramids) are generally prepared by the reaction between an amine group and a carboxylic acid halide group. This process is represented by reacting purified terephthalic acid and para-phenylene diamine.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 7.2
Eutrophication 31.3
Water Scarcity 1.9
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 8.8
Chemistry
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Modeling Notes

Purified terephthalic acid {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S and Para-phenylene diamine {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S. Includes 5% loss of raw material to account for yield losses. Also includes 1000km inbound shipping distance to account for shipment of raw materials.

Meta information

  • Primary Source: ecoinvent 3.3
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2011
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
benchmarkimpactblend components
Aramid fabric
71
Textiles

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
Time Representativeness Good Data are not older than 6 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 2
Geographical Representativeness Fair The processes included in the dataset are sufficiently representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 3
Technological Representativeness Fair The technologies modeled are representative of the average technology used for similar processes 3
Average 2.75