Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores

Ganne-Chédeville, Christelle; Diederichs, Stefan (2015). Potential Environmental Benefits of Ultralight Particleboards with Biobased Foam Cores International Journal of Polymer Science, 2015, pp. 1-14. Hindawi 10.1155/2015/383279

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A new generation of ultralight particleboards (ULPB) with an expanded foam core layer produced in an in-line foaming step is under development. The environmental impacts of three types of ULPB containing foam based on 100% polylactic acid (PLA), 100% expanded polystyrene, and 50% PLA/50% polymethyl methacrylate, as well as a conventional particleboard (PB), have been compared in an LCA. Two approaches were chosen for the assessment: first, the “EPD-approach” in accordance with EN 15804 for EPD of building materials and second, a holistic-approach which allows an expansion of the system boundaries in order to forecast the consequences of a broader replacement of PB with ULPB. The results show that most of the environmental impacts are related to raw materials and end-of-life stages. Both approaches show that the exchange of PB with ULPB with a foam core based on PLA leads to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, the PLA is responsible for higher ecotoxicity results in comparison to non-bio-based polymers mainly due to agricultural processes. Both approaches allowed the drafting of complementary advisories for environmental impact reduction addressed to the developers.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering BFH Centres and strategic thematic fields > Thematic field "Sustainable Development"
Name:	Ganne-Chédeville, Christelle0000-0003-1000-6759 and Diederichs, Stefan
ISSN:	1687-9422
Publisher:	Hindawi
Language:	English
Submitter:	Service Account
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2020 16:38
Last Modified:	29 Jun 2023 10:22
Publisher DOI:	10.1155/2015/383279
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.5792
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/5792