
177Life Cycle Assessment for Natural Fiber Composites
TABLE 8.3
Environmental Impacts for the Production of Fibers
Impact Category
Glass
Fibers
Scutched
Flaxwith
Photosynthesis
(by Mass)
Hackled
Flaxwith
Photosynthesis
(by Mass)
Hackled Flax
without
Photosynthesis
(by Mass)
Hackled
Flax (by
Economic
Value) Units
Abiotic depletion 19 1.3 1.7 1.7 6.5
×10
−3
kg Sb eq./kg
Acidication 16 1.8 2.2 2.1 8.5
×10
−3
kg SO
2
eq/kg
Eutrophication 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 6.2
×10
−3
kg PO
4
eq/kg
Global warming (GWP100) 2.65 −1.45 −1.4 0.3 −6.4 kg CO
2
eq/kg
Ozone layer depletion (ODP) 200 21 24 24 98
×10
−9
kg CFC-11 eq/kg
Human toxicity 9.1 0.15 0.215 0.21 0.77 kg 1,4-DB eq/kg
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