Global Warming Potential
The environmental impact of a material is indicated in its carbon footprint and Global Warming Potential (GWP).
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Select a material type in the filter pane.
The search result is displayed with the list of materials that matches your selection.
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Select a material and click
The Info tab displays general information about the selected material.
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Click LCA(CO2).
The filtered material is selected as a compound material with its ratio in percentage, and the generic data of GWP and carbon footprint for the compound material are displayed.Note: To understand the assumptions based on which the system calculates the GWP and C02 footprint values, click the more information link.
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To customize a material, add different types of compounds such as Polymer,
Fiber, and any Additive or Filler based materials. In this example, I choose
Glass fiber as an additional compound.
The generic data of GWP and CO2 footprint for the additional compound material is displayed.
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Specify the percentage of the material in the compound.
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Add a Processing type for producing the new material
from the selected compounds. I select Add Drying
processing.
The power consumption value is displayed.Note: The Country field is enabled to select.
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Change the Country name from the list.
The generic data of GWP and CO2 footprint for the selected country is displayed.Note: Add more processing types for understanding the amount of GWP and CO2 footprint effect of the material in the compound.
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Scroll down to view the pie chart of GWP and CO2 footprint
values.
- Click Download to download the GWP and CO2 footprint values for the material compounds, processing types, and power consumption by country info in a PDF format.