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Life-Cycle Assessment of Wooden Pallet Production

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Research Paper FPL–RP–707 20 Table 15—Results summary for cradle-to-grave inventory analysis and impact assessment of 100,000 lb (45.4 metric tons) of pallet loads of product delivered with wooden pallets, mass allocation Abbreviation Unit Total a A1 A2 A3 B2 C D Core mandatory impact indicator Global warming potential GWP kg CO 2 eq 10.39 3.58 2.42 3.60 0.78 0.01 –11.48 Acidification potential AP kg SO 2 eq 6.30E–02 3.12E–02 1.39E–02 1.48E–02 3.10E–03 8.88E–05 –8.60E–03 Eutrophication potential EP kg Neq 2.13E–02 1.91E–03 8.88E–04 1.68E–02 1.74E–03 1.27E–05 –3.97E–04 Smog creation potential SP kg O 3 -eq 1.46E+00 6.95E–01 4.00E–01 2.93E–01 6.83E–02 2.51E–03 –1.55E–01 Ozone depletion potential ODP kg CFC11eq 2.66E–07 1.12E–07 4.04E–09 1.25E–07 2.33E–08 1.48E–09 2.37E–08 Fossil fuel depletion FD MJ surplus 14.36 5.21 4.55 3.48 1.10 0.02 –26.64 Use of primary resources Total MJ, NCV b 224.50 135.99 30.81 46.43 11.13 0.15 Renewable primary energy RP MJ, NCV 2.61 1.198 0.054 1.166 0.187 0.001 — Renewable primary energy biomass RPRB MJ, NCV 89.59 88.527 0.011 0.306 0.746 0.000 — Nonrenewable primary energy (fossil) NRPRF MJ, NCV 117.26 39.230 30.301 38.482 9.111 0.135 — Nonrenewable primary energy (nuclear) NRPRN MJ, NCV 15.04 7.035 0.439 6.472 1.087 0.010 — Material resources consumption (nonfuel resources) Renewable materials RM kg 43.29 43.29 0 0 0 0 — Nonrenewable materials NRM kg 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Fresh water resources FWR m 3 2.55E–01 9.59E–02 2.79E–03 1.37E–01 1.91E–02 6.66E–05 — a Totals included Modules A–C. b NCV, net calorific value. Table 16—Module D: 100,000 lb (45.4 metric tons) of pallet loads of product delivered with wooden pallets Core mandatory impact indicator Unit Total Coproducts- energy recovery a End-of-life energy recovery a Boards reused b Steel recycled GWP kg CO 2 eq –11.48 –2.72 –7.09 –1.62 –0.05 AP kg SO 2 eq –8.60E–03 4.43E–03 1.24E–03 –1.41E–02 –1.30E–04 EP kg Neq –3.97E–04 3.45E–04 1.23E–04 –8.66E–04 — SP kg O 3 -eq –1.55E–01 1.14E–01 4.64E–02 –3.15E–01 — ODP kg CFC11eq 2.37E–08 3.33E–08 4.14E–08 –5.09E–08 — FD MJ surplus –26.64 –7.07 –17.20 –2.36 — a Thermal energy generated substituted natural gas at boiler. b Boards replaced virgin wood input.

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