Polybutadiene, recycled
12.9
Description
This process covers the production of mechanically recycled Polybutadiene. The inventory includes the input of tap water, transport, heat and electricity for grinding and triturate and covers the wasteflow of the processing waste to incineration and landfill according to the European share. Grinding involves the transport from the cellars of the crushing plant selection. These initially passed through a primary milling process, in which the tire is disintegrated, and then to one side (crushing), where it is removed by many steel wheels. In the third fine grinding process, the textile fiber is extracted along with the remaining amount of steel, obtaining ground rubber.
Impacts
| Impact area | MSI Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Warming | 3.7 | |
| Eutrophication | 6.2 | |
| Water Scarcity | 0.3 | |
| Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels | 2.7 | |
| Chemistry |
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Modeling Notes
Meta information
- Primary Source: Quantis. World Apparel and Footwear Life Cycle Assessment Database (WALDB), version 2.0, 2018.
- Last Publication or Review date: 2018
- Geography: Global/generic
- Data Generator: Quantis
Data quality
| Data Quality | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision | Good | 10% to 20% | 2 |
| Time Representativeness | Excellent | Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date | 1 |
| Geographical Representativeness | Good | The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata | 2 |
| Technological Representativeness | Good | The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset | 2 |
| Average | 1.75 | ||