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Life Cycle Assessment on Process of Breathable Film Production

통기성 필름 제조 공정의 전과정 평가

  • Ahn, Joong Woo (Department of Interdisciplinary Eco Science, Sungshin Women's University)
  • 안중우 (성신여자대학교 청정융합과학과)
  • Received : 2017.03.08
  • Accepted : 2017.07.24
  • Published : 2017.12.31

Abstract

In this study, a quantitative environmental impact assessment for the production process of breathable film was conducted employing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. Among the various categories, Global Warming (GW) accounted for the highest impact (97%) followed by Human Toxicity (HT). And the key substances of various impact categories included HDPE, PP, and electricity. In the production process, the high impact resulted from mixing process (57%), lamination process (29%), and extruder process (10%). To improve environmental impact, it is necessary to design a new process system that reduces the amount of electricity used and that increases production yields, if raw materials such as HDPE and PP owe excluded.

본 연구에서는 통기성 필름의 제조 공정에 대한 환경영향 특성을 분석하기 위해 전과정평가를 수행하였다. 특성화와 정규화 결과, 영향범주 별 환경영향은 지구온난화가 약 97%. 인간독성 2%의 기여도를 나타났다. 주요 기여도는 투입물인 고밀도 폴리에틸렌(HDPE)과 폴리프로필렌(PP) 그리고 에너지인 전력으로 나타났다. 세부 공정에서는 혼합단계(Mixing)가 57%, 부착단계(Lamination) 29% 압출단계(Extruder) 10% 순으로 높은 환경영향 기여도를 보였다. 환경 영향을 개선하기 위해서는 전력 사용량을 감소시키거나 원재료인 HDPE나 PP를 제외한 수율 향상을 고려한 새로운 공정 시스템 설계가 필요하다.

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