Carbonization of fibers

34.5

Description

PAN fibers formed into wet-spun continuous filament yarns, and carbonized in an oxygen-free environment at high temperatures (1200-1500 C). Also includes oxidation and stabilization phase.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 13.0
Eutrophication 5.4
Water Scarcity 0.9
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 15.2
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

data built on expert assumptions and supplemented with literature data.

Meta information

  • Primary Source: ecoinvent 3.3
  • 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 Fair The technologies modeled are representative of the average technology used for similar processes 3
Average 2.5