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000129634 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1007/s40684-021-00363-2
000129634 0248_ $$2sideral$$a127365
000129634 037__ $$aART-2022-127365
000129634 041__ $$aeng
000129634 100__ $$aGalve, José Eduardo
000129634 245__ $$aLife cycle assessment of a plastic part injected with recycled Polypropylene: a comparison with alternative virgin materials
000129634 260__ $$c2022
000129634 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000129634 5203_ $$aPlastics recycling is becoming a common action to reduce our products and processes'' environmental impact, and it is of the utmost importance to introduce circular economy strategies. However, for most of the different types of thermoplastics, recycling is not currently its usual end of life due to the technical difficulties in the sorting and recycling processes. This paper presents the complete life cycle assessment of an industrial component made with three different thermoplastics; two virgin thermoplastics typically used for similar parts in the market as Polyamide 6 and Polypropylene, and an alternative source of 100% recycled Polypropylene. All life cycle stages are included in the study. After carrying out the life cycle inventory, calculations of the environmental impact of each life cycle steps have been performed with ReCiPe 2016 EndPoint (H/A) v1.03/World and with IPCC 2013 GWP 100a v1.03 methodologies, comparing all three materials under the same conditions. A sensibility assessment has also been performed, calculating a worst-case scenario of the recycled material, and considering higher material acquisition distances. This study shows that recycled Polypropylene contributes to reducing the overall environmental impact of the component life cycle by 29.8% under ReCiPe, and by 42.8% under Carbon Footprint when compared to virgin Polypropylene. For the worst-case scenario, these reductions in the environmental impact of the component life cycle are also significant: 23.2% and 36.4%, respectively, showing that the use of recycled polymers is a key approach to reduce the environmental impact of plastic components.
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000129634 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/
000129634 590__ $$a4.2$$b2022
000129634 591__ $$aENGINEERING, MECHANICAL$$b31 / 136 = 0.228$$c2022$$dQ1$$eT1
000129634 591__ $$aENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING$$b20 / 50 = 0.4$$c2022$$dQ2$$eT2
000129634 591__ $$aGREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY$$b33 / 46 = 0.717$$c2022$$dQ3$$eT3
000129634 592__ $$a0.905$$b2022
000129634 593__ $$aIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering$$c2022$$dQ1
000129634 593__ $$aMaterials Science (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ1
000129634 593__ $$aMechanical Engineering$$c2022$$dQ1
000129634 593__ $$aRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment$$c2022$$dQ2
000129634 593__ $$aManagement of Technology and Innovation$$c2022$$dQ2
000129634 594__ $$a9.3$$b2022
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000129634 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-9137-3387$$aElduque, Daniel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000129634 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-9277-1309$$aPina, Carmelo$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000129634 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-8008-4819$$aJavierre, Carlos$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000129634 7102_ $$15004$$2545$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ingeniería Mecánica$$cÁrea Ingeniería Mecánica
000129634 7102_ $$15002$$2305$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri.$$cÁrea Expresión Gráfica en Ing.
000129634 773__ $$g9 (2022), 919–932$$pInt. j. precis. eng. manuf. green technol.$$tInternational Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing - Green Technology$$x2288-6206
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