RT Journal Article
T1 Comparative life cycle analysis of PHA-based consumer items for daily use
A1 Saavedra del Oso, Mateo
A1 Nair, Rakesh
A1 Mauricio Iglesias, Miguel
A1 Hospido Quintana, Almudena
K1 Bioplastics
K1 Cradle-to-grave
K1 End-of-life
K1 Life cycle assessment
K1 Upscaling
AB USABLE Packaging project has developed an innovative value chain based on mixed microbial cultures using organic wastes as feedstock to produce prototypes of PHA-based items that were compared to their commercial counterparts, so the expected better environmental performance can be checked. To do so, a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment was carried out. The system was modeled integrating all available knowledge, from pilot-scale data to process simulators, and following upscaling frameworks. PHA-based items outperform their commercial counterparts since they show environmental benefits thanks to the avoided electricity obtained in the cogeneration heat and power unit within the PHA production; however, these environmental benefits are very sensitive to the substituted electricity environmental burdens. The different levels of development and market implementation are seen as critical and therefore attention should be paid on how upscaling affects the results and interpretation of the LCA while serving as a guide for process and product development
PB Elsevier
SN 0921-3449
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33172
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/33172
LA eng
NO Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 199, 2023, 107242
NO This work has been financially supported by the USABLE Packaging Project (Call: H2020-BBI-JTI-2018, EU ID: 836884). Mateo Saavedra del Oso, Miguel Mauricio-Iglesias and Almudena Hospido belong to a Galician Competitive Research Group (GRC ED431C 2021/37), programme co-funded by FEDER (UE). Finally, USABLE Packaging project partners are deeply recognized for providing data
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026