Life cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resins
Abstract This study investigated the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin (PEG-modified lignin) from the raw material procurement stage to the production stage based on the production process of PEG-modified lignin in a commercial-scale plant and analyzed the GHG emi...
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| description | Abstract This study investigated the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin (PEG-modified lignin) from the raw material procurement stage to the production stage based on the production process of PEG-modified lignin in a commercial-scale plant and analyzed the GHG emission reduction by replacing resins derived from fossil resources. The GHG emissions of the PEG-modified lignin were 0.85 kg-CO2e/kg. The establishment of a process to recover and recycle used PEG in the product manufacturing process and reduce the input of virgin PEG has a significant impact on reducing GHG emissions. Furthermore, in the production of a masterbatch of PEG-modified lignin mixed with nylon (PA6), GHG emissions were reduced with an increase in PEG-modified lignin content, with reductions of approximately 14 and 36% for the PEG-modified lignin content of 20 and 50%, respectively. This indicates that PEG-modified lignin has the potential to contribute to GHG reduction as an alternative to fossil fuel resources. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3b7ac19151b24ce0a19864148c33a46f2025-08-20T02:39:43ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Wood Science1611-46632025-06-0171111110.1186/s10086-025-02206-zLife cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resinsYuki Fuchigami0Yasunori Ohashi1Eri Takata2Tatsuhiko Yamada3Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie UniversityForestry and Forest Products Research InstituteForestry and Forest Products Research InstituteForestry and Forest Products Research InstituteAbstract This study investigated the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin (PEG-modified lignin) from the raw material procurement stage to the production stage based on the production process of PEG-modified lignin in a commercial-scale plant and analyzed the GHG emission reduction by replacing resins derived from fossil resources. The GHG emissions of the PEG-modified lignin were 0.85 kg-CO2e/kg. The establishment of a process to recover and recycle used PEG in the product manufacturing process and reduce the input of virgin PEG has a significant impact on reducing GHG emissions. Furthermore, in the production of a masterbatch of PEG-modified lignin mixed with nylon (PA6), GHG emissions were reduced with an increase in PEG-modified lignin content, with reductions of approximately 14 and 36% for the PEG-modified lignin content of 20 and 50%, respectively. This indicates that PEG-modified lignin has the potential to contribute to GHG reduction as an alternative to fossil fuel resources.https://doi.org/10.1186/s10086-025-02206-zLife cycle assessmentPolyethylene glycol-modified ligninGreenhouse gasLife cycle inventory |
| spellingShingle | Yuki Fuchigami Yasunori Ohashi Eri Takata Tatsuhiko Yamada Life cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resins Journal of Wood Science Life cycle assessment Polyethylene glycol-modified lignin Greenhouse gas Life cycle inventory |
| title | Life cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resins |
| title_full | Life cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resins |
| title_fullStr | Life cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resins |
| title_short | Life cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol-modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resins |
| title_sort | life cycle inventory of polyethylene glycol modified lignin and greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing existing resins |
| topic | Life cycle assessment Polyethylene glycol-modified lignin Greenhouse gas Life cycle inventory |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s10086-025-02206-z |
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