Life Cycle Analysis for Vacuum cleaners

by: Mirjam Visser, 2012-02-06 10:35:56 UTC
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Scenario: A 1250W
Last Updated: 2012-06-29 12:33:57 UTC
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Materials used in the product

Item Cost per unit Unit Quantity Total Cost
PUR flex. block foam 1.564 kg 0.0034 0.0053176
PA 66 GF30 1.376 kg 0.027885 0.0383698
PET amorph 1.021 kg 0.27885 0.284706
PVC 0.651 kg 0.192 0.124992
PE (HDPE) 1.026 kg 0.45 0.4617
BR and PIB (butadiene rubber and butyl rubber) 0.92 kg 0.00014 0.0001288
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) 1.002 kg 0.001478 0.00148096
Silicone rubber 0.761 kg 0.0053 0.0040333
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) estimate 1.144 kg 0.0003 0.0003432
Corrugated board, recycling fibre, double wall, at plant/RER S 0.181 kg 1.401 0.253581
Paper, recycling, with deinking, at plant/RER S 0.298 kg 0.0781 0.0232738
X12Cr13 (416) 1.274 kg 1.52686 1.94522
X30Cr13 (~420) 1.273 kg 0.03577 0.0455352
Steel (21% secondary = market mix average) 0.494 kg 0.660938 0.326503
Copper trade mix ( 56% prim 44% sec) 3.219 kg 0.1919 0.617726
Aluminium (secondary) 0.373 kg 0.03718 0.0138681
Brass, at plant/CH S 3.601 kg 0.009295 0.0334713
Carbon black 0.333 kg 0.009295 0.00309523
Zinc trade mix (70% prim 30% sec) 1.917 kg 0.021 0.040257
Copper (primary) 5.071 kg 0.201 1.01927
Copper (secondary) 0.861 kg 0.101 0.086961
Capacitor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S 56.402 kg 0.015 0.84603
Plugs, inlet and outlet, for computer cable, at plant/GLO S 0.117 pc 1.0 0.117
Diode, unspecified, at plant/GLO S 47.318 kg 2.0e-05 0.00094636
Resistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S 65.735 kg 0.001793 0.117863
IC's (weigth) 1.0 kg 0.00023 0.00023
Diode, glass-, SMD type, surface mounting, at plant/GLO S 48.87 kg 0.000392 0.019157
Potentiometer, unspecified, at plant/GLO S 7.979 kg 0.002 0.015958
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S 43.291 kg 0.00164 0.0709972
Printed Wiring Board = Printed Circuit Board 123.279 kg 0.02028 2.5001
PC 1.974 kg 0.142389 0.281076
ABS 1.335 kg 2.50361 3.34232
PP 1.028 kg 2.37899 2.4456
EPDM 1.226 kg 0.34152 0.418704
POM (Polyoxymethyleen, polyacetaal), estimate 1.043 kg 0.0 0.0
PE (LLDPE) 1.006 kg 0.27638 0.278038
PE (LDPE) 1.058 kg 0.01 0.01058
PA 66 1.921 kg 0.05072 0.0974331
SAN 1.442 kg 0.02576 0.0371459
Total Cost 15.92901185
Weight Adjustment [kg] 0.0
Total Weight [kg] 11.0