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T1 Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) between standard gypsum ceiling tile and polyurethane gypsum ceiling tile
A1 Rodrigo Bravo, Alba
A1 Alameda Cuenca-Romero, Lourdes
A1 Calderón Carpintero, Verónica
A1 Rodríguez Sáiz, Ángel
A1 Gutiérrez González, Sara
K1 Gypsum ceiling tile
K1 Polyurethane waste
K1 Life Cycle Assessment-LCA
K1 Cradle to grave
K1 Environmental assessment
K1 Environmental impact
K1 Circular Economy
K1 Construcción
K1 Construction
AB In this paper, the LCA of two gypsum ceiling tiles is compared, the first one is a traditional gypsum tileand the second is a new eco ceiling tile in which polyurethane foam waste has been incorporated.Both tiles were made at one of the largest gypsum tile factories in Europe. The life cycle assessmenthas been considered from cradle to grave for which the corresponding production stages have beendefined. This includes the extraction and transportation of raw materials, the manufacturing process,transportation to the client, the use of the product and the end of its useful life. The results show thatthe tile with polyurethane has a better environmental performance than the standard commercial ceilingtile. This is quantified as a 14% reduction in energy consumption, a 14% reduction in CO2 emissions and a25% reduction in water consumption compared with the standard tile, all the while maintaining the technical performance. An analysis of the results suggests that the new eco product has a competitive advantage on the market thanks to its environmental improvements and good technical performance.
PB Elsevier
SN 0378-7788
YR 2022
FD 2022-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7492
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7492
LA eng
NO This study was carried out within the framework of the LIFEREPOLYUSE Recovery of polyurethane for reuse in eco-efficient materials. LIFE 16 ENV/ES/000254 Project. LIFE 2016. Environment Life Programme. European Commission. The authors are also grateful to the BU070P20 Project funded by the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) of the EU and the Junta de Castilla y León (Spain). In addition, the authors are grateful to the European Social Fund (European Union) and the Education Board of the Junta de Castilla y León (Spain) for funding the investigation.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 06-may-2024