Plastics Europe Public LCI Database
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Data set: Short Chain Polyether Polyols mix (00.00.000)

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Most recent version of this data set:00.00.001

Full name
Short Chain Polyether Polyols mix; polymerisation of propylene oxide; production mix, at plant; Molecular weight < 1000 g/mol
Location
EU-27
Reference year
2010
Valid until
2020
Reference flow(s)
Type
LCI result
Parameterized?
no
LCIA results included?
no
Category
Synonyms
Use advice for data set
The LCI data set should be used for LCI/ LCA studies where rigid polyether polyols are used along the production chain. The major application of rigid polyether polyols is as a primary feedstock for the production of rigid polyurethane foams. Such foams have good thermal insulation properties and are used worldwide in the manufacture of freezers and refrigerators, and in building and automotive applications.
Data set use approval
General comment
The main data source was a data collection from European producers of rigid polyether polyol. Primary data on gate-to-gate rigid polyether polyol production is derived from site-specific information for processes under operational control supplied by the participating companies of this study.Three different producers of rigid polyether polyols with four plants in three European countries participated in the primary data collection. They cover 90% polyether polyol producers in Europe (EU27) in 2010. The data for the upstream supply chain until the precursors are taken from the GaBi Database'11 of the software system GaBi 5. For the main precursor propylene oxide primary data was collected.
LCI Method Principle
Attributional
LCI Method Approaches
  • Allocation - net calorific value
  • Allocation - mass
  • Allocation - market value
Completeness of product model
All relevant flows quantified
Reviews
  • by
    Data quality indicators
    • Overall quality: Very good
    • Methodological appropriateness and consistency: Very good
    • Precision: Very good
    • Completeness: Very good
    • Geographical representativeness: Very good
    • Time representativeness: Very good
    • Technological representativeness: Very good
  • Dependent internal review by
    Data quality indicators
    • Overall quality: Very good
    • Methodological appropriateness and consistency: Very good
    • Precision: Very good
    • Completeness: Very good
    • Geographical representativeness: Very good
    • Time representativeness: Very good
    • Technological representativeness: Very good
License and access conditions
Copyright
yes
License type
Other
Access information
GaBi (source code, database including extension modules and single data sets, documentation) remains property of PE INTERNATIONAL AG. PE INTERNATIONAL AG delivers GaBi licenses comprising data storage medium and manual as ordered by the customer. The license guarantees the right of use for one installation of GaBi. Further installations using the same license are not permitted. Additional licenses are only valid if the licensee holds at least one main license. Licenses are not transferable and must only be used within the licensee's organisation. Data sets may be copied for internal use. The number of copies is restricted to the number of licenses of the software system GaBi the licensee owns. The right of use is exclusively valid for the licensee. All rights reserved.
Owner of data set
ISOPA
Technical purpose
The major application of rigid polyols is as a primary feedstock for the production of rigid polyurethane foams. Such foams have good thermal insulation properties and are used worldwide in the manufacture of freezers and refrigerators, and in building and automotive applications.
Input Products
No records found.
Co-Products
No records found.
Data set version
00.00.000
Time stamp (last saved)
2012-04-10T13:10:42+01:00
Data set format
Other versions
Compliance systems
  • Eco-profiles and Environmental Declarations, Version 2.0 (April 2011) (Overall compliance: Fully compliant)
  • GaBi conformity system (Overall compliance: Fully compliant)
  • ILCD Data Network - Entry-level (Overall compliance: Not defined)
Tag
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Registry nameBase URLStatus
GLADhttps://www.globallcadataaccess.org/
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