Emission Factor

Polylactic acid granulate (market for polylactic acid granulate)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product polylactic acid granulate' is a plastic product of bio origin it is biodegradable and it is a thermoplastic material. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: plastic films bottles cups for cold drinks stiff packages like clamshells as well as degradable films. It can be processed on standard equipment and used in injection moulding injection stretch blow moulding and for the production of blown and cast films biaxially oriented films or transformed to extrusion paper-coating compounds etc. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NamePolylactic acid granulate (market for polylactic acid granulate)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryChemical Products
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: a4d85158-5bc6-430f-88cc-5f2080d62f87

API Reference

Activity ID
chemicals-type_polylactic_acid_granulate_market_for_polylactic_acid_granulate
UUID
6ea2febe-ef18-41c3-b828-2355a322ff94
Code Snippet
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