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Polyacrilonitrile (PAN), fossil fuel based

23.6

Description

Polyacrylonitrile fibres (PAN), from acrylonitrile (85%) and methacrylate (15%). Dissolved with DMSO into spinning dope.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 7.5
Eutrophication 4.1
Water Scarcity 0.8
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 11.3
Chemistry
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Modeling Notes

Polyacrylonitrile fibres (PAN), from acrylonitrile and methacrylate, prod. mix, PAN w/o additives EU-27 S. The data set covers all relevant process steps / technologies over the supply chain of the represented cradle to gate inventory with agood overall data quality. The inventory is mainly based on industry data and is completed, where necessary, by secondary data. 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: ELCD 3.0
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2014
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
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Carbon fiber fabric
73
Textiles

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
Time Representativeness Excellent Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 1
Geographical Representativeness Fair The processes included in the dataset are sufficiently representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 3
Technological Representativeness Good The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset 2
Average 2.25