129600 20240104102230.0 doi 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.119 sideral 92765 ART-2015-92765 eng Elduque, A. Universidad de Zaragoza Environmental impact analysis of the injection molding process: Analysis of the processing of high-density polyethylene parts 2015 This paper studies the environmental impact of the injection molding process by carrying out a life cycle assessment. A review of how EcoInvent''s Life Cycle Inventory database characterizes this process has been conducted, and a new methodology based on that analysis has been carried out. Aspects such as the infrastructure of the factory or waste treatment are part of the environmental impact of the injection molding process, but the most significant factor is electricity consumption; therefore, electricity consumption measurements of the process have been performed. This environmental analysis has been applied to the processing of several parts made of high-density polyethylene, which have been characterized by measuring the electricity consumption. As a consequence of this work, it has been proven that electricity consumption can be used as an injection molding machine selection criteria, from an environmental standpoint, as it produces the highest environmental burden of the process. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 4.959 2015 GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 6 / 30 = 0.2 2015 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 16 / 224 = 0.071 2015 Q1 T1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL 5 / 49 = 0.102 2015 Q1 T1 1.635 2015 Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 2015 Q1 Strategy and Management 2015 Q1 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2015 Q1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2015 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Elduque, D. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9137-3387 Javierre, C. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8008-4819 Fernández, Á. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0544-0182 Santolaria, J. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7316-0003 5004 545 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Área Ingeniería Mecánica 5002 515 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri. Área Ing. Procesos Fabricación 108 (2015), 80-89 J. clean. prod. Journal of Cleaner Production 0959-6526 1179470 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129600/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1869149 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129600/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:129600 articulos driver 2024-01-04-09:04:02 ARTICLE