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A life-cycle assessment (LCA) model for cables based on the fire-LCA model

Simonson, Margaret LU ; Andersson, Petra LU ; Emanuelsson, Viktor and Stripple, Håkan (2003) In Fire and Materials 27(2). p.71-89
Abstract

A novel life-cycle assessment (LCA) model has been developed for the investigation of the environmental impact of the choice of material in cable production. In the first application polyolefin based material and PVC material is used. In both cases equivalent fire behaviour is assumed and a fire model is established based on existing fire statistics. This study represents the second full application of the fire-LCA model. In this paper the new 'cables fire-LCA' model will be presented together with the results of this first application. Aspects such as end-of-life scenarios, fire statistics, and fire scenarios and large scale fire performance of cables are discussed together with details of the straw LCA model defined for cables and the... (More)

A novel life-cycle assessment (LCA) model has been developed for the investigation of the environmental impact of the choice of material in cable production. In the first application polyolefin based material and PVC material is used. In both cases equivalent fire behaviour is assumed and a fire model is established based on existing fire statistics. This study represents the second full application of the fire-LCA model. In this paper the new 'cables fire-LCA' model will be presented together with the results of this first application. Aspects such as end-of-life scenarios, fire statistics, and fire scenarios and large scale fire performance of cables are discussed together with details of the straw LCA model defined for cables and the results of four different end-of-life scenarios.

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keywords
Cables fires, Casico, LCA, PVC
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Fire and Materials
volume
27
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2
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19 pages
publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • scopus:0038482042
ISSN
0308-0501
DOI
10.1002/fam.818
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English
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Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Fire and Materials}},
  title        = {{A life-cycle assessment (LCA) model for cables based on the fire-LCA model}},
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  doi          = {{10.1002/fam.818}},
  volume       = {{27}},
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