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Data set: Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate ( (p)MDI) (00.00.000)

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Full name Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate ( (p)MDI); phosgenation of methylenedianiline (MDA); production mix, at plant; polymeric MDI ( (p)MDI)

Location EU-27

Reference year 2010

Valid until 2022

Reference flow(s) Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate ( (p)MDI) - 1.0 * 1.0 kg (Mass)

Type LCI result

Parameterized? no

LCIA results included? no

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Synonyms

Use advice for data set The LCI data set should be used for LCI/ LCA studies where MDI is used along the production chain. The major application of 4.4-MDI 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 manufac-ture 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 MDI. Primary data on gate-to-gate MDI production is derived from site-specific information for processes under operational control supplied by the participating companies of this study. Five different MDI producers with plants in five European countries participated in the primary data collection. 90% of the European MDI production (EU-27) in 2010 is covered. 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 most relevant intermediate to the MDI process in terms of environmental aspects (aniline), a confirmation of the quality of the data and its industrial representativeness was provided by the participating member companies. Mass allocation was applied for the production process of MDI as hydrogen chloride (HCl 100%) results as co-product.

LCI Method Principle Attributional

LCI Method Approaches Allocation - net calorific value Allocation - market value Allocation - mass

Completeness of product model All relevant flows quantified

Reviews Dependent internal review by PE INTERNATIONAL 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 by DEKRA 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

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Owner of data set ISOPA

Technical purpose The major application of 4.4-MDI 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 manufac-ture 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) 2012-04-10T11:52:02+01:00

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Other versions 00.00.001

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)

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