The environmental impact of a multilayer polymer film, Low Density PolyEthylene/Polyamide system (LDPE/PA), generally used on food packaging field, was estimated using life cycle assessment (LCA). The aim of the work was to understand how to reduce the environmental pressure from plastic packages for its lower recovery and reuse, which can be improved by developing material recovery or other appropriate recycling technology to improve the cyclic materials flows and recycling ratio. LCA is a tool specifically developed for assessing the overall environmental burden of a product, including the system used for manufacturing it and its end-of-life treatment. This work provides a cradle-to-grave LCA study of a food packaging bag made with a multilayer polymer film and a study of the possibility to utilize a 50% of recycled LDPE and PA particles in order to reduce the environmental impact.
V. Siracusa, M. Dalla Rosa, S. Romani, P. Rocculi, U. Tylewicz (2011). Life cycle Assessment of multilayer polymer film used on food packaging field. ATENE : P.S. Taoukis, N.G. Stoforos.
Life cycle Assessment of multilayer polymer film used on food packaging field
M. Dalla Rosa;S. Romani;P. Rocculi;U. Tylewicz
2011
Abstract
The environmental impact of a multilayer polymer film, Low Density PolyEthylene/Polyamide system (LDPE/PA), generally used on food packaging field, was estimated using life cycle assessment (LCA). The aim of the work was to understand how to reduce the environmental pressure from plastic packages for its lower recovery and reuse, which can be improved by developing material recovery or other appropriate recycling technology to improve the cyclic materials flows and recycling ratio. LCA is a tool specifically developed for assessing the overall environmental burden of a product, including the system used for manufacturing it and its end-of-life treatment. This work provides a cradle-to-grave LCA study of a food packaging bag made with a multilayer polymer film and a study of the possibility to utilize a 50% of recycled LDPE and PA particles in order to reduce the environmental impact.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
