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Biopolymers‐ n°2


Title
Bilan environnemental de filières de traitement de
plastiques de différentes origines
Year 2006
Author Bio Intelligence Service


Impact assessment


Incineration with
energy recovery
Landfill Composting
Depletion of abiotic resources (kg Sb eq) ‐3,3 0,0394 0,05
Climate change (kg CO 2  eq) 351 ‐172,27 ‐156,87
Cumulative energy demand (MJ) * ‐ 9620 106 207
Water consumption (m^3 )
Eutrophication (kg PO4 eq) 0,54 0,0126 0,0528
Acidification (kg SO2 eq) ‐0,65 0,0433 0,24
Photochemical oxidation (kg ethylene eq) 3,52 0,06 0,13
Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11  eq)
Human toxicity (kg 1,4‐DB eq) ‐15,85 0,51 0,91
Ecotoxicity in water (kg 1,4‐DB eq) ‐11,11 0,0902 0,15
Exoctoxicity in sediments (kg 1,4‐DB eq) ‐25,32 0,201 0,34
Ecotoxicity in soil (kg 1,4‐DB eq) 12,64 0,00391 0,00863



  • The energy demand in this study corresponds to the consumption of non‐renewable energy resources
    Indicator not included


2  [BIO] (BIO = Biolice)

Methodology CML  2002


disposal stage only

1000  kg of material
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