Wet-spun continuous filament
1.5
Description
Wet-spun continuous filament spinning is a process of extrusion spinning where the polymer is dissolved in a solvent before the extrusion process. The solvent is precipitated out after the spinning process is complete. Solvent is recovered and recycled.
Impacts
| Impact area | MSI Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Warming | 0.7 | |
| Eutrophication | 0.3 | |
| Water Scarcity | 4.5e-2 | |
| Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels | 0.5 | |
| Chemistry |
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Modeling Notes
Meta information
- Primary Source: van der Velden, Natascha M., Martin K. Patel, and Joost G. VogtlÃĪnder (2014). "LCA benchmarking study on textiles made of cotton, polyester, nylon, acryl, or elastane." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 19.2: 331-356.
- Last Publication or Review date: 2014
- Geography: Global/generic
- Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com
Applicable Materials
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Impact
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Textiles
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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 | ||