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Biopolymers‐ n°4


Title
Environmental assessment of biodegradable
multilayer film derived from carbohydrate polymers
Year 2007
Author Vidal


Impact assessment


Incineration without
energy recovery Landfill Composting
Depletion of abiotic resources (kg Sb eq)
Climate change (kg CO 2  eq) 0,023 1,209 ‐0,248
Cumulative energy demand (MJ)
Water consumption (m^3 )
Eutrophication (kg PO4 eq)
Acidification (kg SO2 eq)
Photochemical oxidation (kg ethylene eq)
Ozone depletion (kg CFC‐ 11  eq)
Human toxicity (kg 1,4‐DB eq)
Summer smog (kg etene eq)

Indicator not included

4[MUB1]

Methodology EU Commission_2001


End‐of‐life stage

1  kg of material
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