Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores
A new generation of ultralight particleboards (ULPB) with an expanded foam core layer produced in an in-line foaming step is under development. The environmental impacts of three types of ULPB containing foam based on 100% polylactic acid (PLA), 100% expanded polystyrene, and 50% PLA/50% polymethyl...
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| description | A new generation of ultralight particleboards (ULPB) with an expanded foam core layer produced in an in-line foaming step is under development. The environmental impacts of three types of ULPB containing foam based on 100% polylactic acid (PLA), 100% expanded polystyrene, and 50% PLA/50% polymethyl methacrylate, as well as a conventional particleboard (PB), have been compared in an LCA. Two approaches were chosen for the assessment: first, the “EPD-approach” in accordance with EN 15804 for EPD of building materials and second, a holistic-approach which allows an expansion of the system boundaries in order to forecast the consequences of a broader replacement of PB with ULPB. The results show that most of the environmental impacts are related to raw materials and end-of-life stages. Both approaches show that the exchange of PB with ULPB with a foam core based on PLA leads to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, the PLA is responsible for higher ecotoxicity results in comparison to non-bio-based polymers mainly due to agricultural processes. Both approaches allowed the drafting of complementary advisories for environmental impact reduction addressed to the developers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6aacfa8ed4af4e97978c7ab283e174222025-02-03T01:09:10ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302015-01-01201510.1155/2015/383279383279Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam CoresChristelle Ganne-Chédeville0Stefan Diederichs1Bern University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Materials and Wood Technology, Solothurnstrasse 102, 2500 Biel-Bienne, SwitzerlandThünen Institute of Wood Research, Leuschnerstr. 91c, 21031 Hamburg, GermanyA new generation of ultralight particleboards (ULPB) with an expanded foam core layer produced in an in-line foaming step is under development. The environmental impacts of three types of ULPB containing foam based on 100% polylactic acid (PLA), 100% expanded polystyrene, and 50% PLA/50% polymethyl methacrylate, as well as a conventional particleboard (PB), have been compared in an LCA. Two approaches were chosen for the assessment: first, the “EPD-approach” in accordance with EN 15804 for EPD of building materials and second, a holistic-approach which allows an expansion of the system boundaries in order to forecast the consequences of a broader replacement of PB with ULPB. The results show that most of the environmental impacts are related to raw materials and end-of-life stages. Both approaches show that the exchange of PB with ULPB with a foam core based on PLA leads to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, the PLA is responsible for higher ecotoxicity results in comparison to non-bio-based polymers mainly due to agricultural processes. Both approaches allowed the drafting of complementary advisories for environmental impact reduction addressed to the developers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/383279 |
| spellingShingle | Christelle Ganne-Chédeville Stefan Diederichs Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores International Journal of Polymer Science |
| title | Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores |
| title_full | Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores |
| title_fullStr | Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores |
| title_short | Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores |
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