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A Life Cycle Look at Spray Foam Expansion Agents : A Cradle-to-Grave Analysis
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | As the spray polyurethane foam insulation industry transitions away from foam expansion agents (blowing agents) with high global warming potential (GWP), a holistic evaluation of the progress is required. Life cycle assessment (LCA), a methodology for quantifying environmental burdens across the value chain of a product, is used to evaluate the environmental impacts of foam expansion agents as part of a spray foam functional system. In this approach, energy and raw material consumption, emissions, and wastes are tracked across the production of foam expansion agents and other insulation materials, spray foam installation, product use, and end-of-life for specific building applications. DuPont has taken an active role in evaluating the life cycle of spray polyurethane foam insulation using various foam expansion agents. Included in this evaluation is DuPont’s next-generation foam expansion agent, FEA-1100, which has a low GWP. Through the use of LCA, the key contributors to life cycle climate change potential are evaluated and identified. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.chemours.com/Formacel/en_US/assets/downloads/201109_Life_Cycle_Analysis_Spray_Foam.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
