Polyurethane Carbon Footprint Database
The database provides carbon footprint values for selected materials related to production and use of polyurethane products. The database is not complete and probably will never be, but with your help and contribution, it will be growing to be more and more useful for the whole polyurethane community.
Credits
Most of the data comes from a file provided by Idemat 2023 under CC BY 4.0. If you have any relevant data and would like to share it, your contribution will be also acknowledged.
The data can be useful in the Sustainability Analyzer: Sustainability to assess carbon footprint of raw materials for polyurethanes and polyurethane products. The data is compiled in the following groups:
- insulation materials
- construction materials
- polyurethane raw materials: isocyanates, glycols and polyols, dicarboxylic acids, blowing agents and gases, catalysts, surfactants and other chemicals, which may be used in PU production
- fibre reinforcements, aluminium foil and packaging films
- fuels and other energy sources
- polyurethane materials and other plastics
- plastics processing techniques
- all sort of recycling methods
- transport
At the end, there are also carbon footprint numbers for some common foods. Since I found it interesting, maybe you will too. It looks that eating fresh food, locally grown and in season is not only good for you, but also for the planet.
To enter the database, click on the picture.
