Polyurethane (PU) foam {Great Lotus}, 20% biobased (soy polyol)
16.2
Description
Natural 20 is a foamed rubber product with soy-based polyol and soy-based glycerin as raw material inputs. The product also contains recycled rubber and PU as raw material inputs. The data from this LCA was based on primary data for the formulation of the foamed product, and by modifying existing ecoinvent processes to represent the soy-based inputs. The soy-based polyol was based on a modified USLCI process, however all background inputs were replaced with equivalent ecoinvent processes to increase data quality and maintain consistency across the data model.
Impacts
| Impact area | MSI Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Warming | 4.3 | |
| Eutrophication | 4.6 | |
| Water Scarcity | 1.3 | |
| Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels | 6.0 | |
| Chemistry |
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Modeling Notes
Meta information
- Primary Source: Great Lotus
- Last Publication or Review date: 2013
- Geography: Global/generic
- Data Generator: Great Lotus
Data quality
| Data Quality | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision | Excellent | ≤ 10% | 1 |
| Time Representativeness | Excellent | Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date | 1 |
| Geographical Representativeness | Excellent | The processes included in the dataset are fully representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata | 1 |
| Technological Representativeness | Good | The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset | 2 |
| Average | 1.25 | ||