LCA Workbooks for a Selection of Major Renewable Chemicals, NNFCC 09-018

Provides essential commentary on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) workbooks for calculating total primary energy inputs and total greenhouse gas emissions for a selection of renewable chemicals.

Author N.D. Mortimer, A.K.F. Evans, A. Ashley, C. Hatto, V.L. Shaw, C. Whittaker and A.J. Hunter; North Energy
Published 18 Jan 2010
Industry Bio-based Products
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The chemicals selected for study were 1,4 butanediol (BDO), acrylic acid, butanol, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and polylactic acid (PLA). The chosen biomass feedstocks for their possible production are sugar beet and wheat grain.

The workbooks in MS Excel contain all details of calculations, assumptions and sources of data in a standard transparent format.

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