Life Cycle Analysis for Vacuum cleaners

by: Mirjam Visser, 2012-02-06 10:35:56 UTC

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A 1250W
B 34 1400W
B44 1400W
S5 2000W
B46 1400W
B17 12500w
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Scenario: A 1250W
Last Updated: 2012-06-29 12:33:57 UTC
Base scenario for the LCA. You can clone scenarios and create more to compare with.

Materials
Processing
Transport
Usage
Consumption
Disposal
Results

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

Processing Steps

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Injection moulding PVC	0.145	kg	6.2835	0.911107
Folding boxboard, FBB, at plant/RER S	0.272	kg	1.401	0.381072
Production of carton board boxes, offset printing, at plant/CH S	0.071	kg	0.0781	0.0055451
Casting, brass/CH S	0.047	kg	0.009295	0.000436865
Deep drawing, steel, 10000 kN press, automode operation/RER S	0.062	kg	2.0	0.124
Total Cost				1.422160965

Transport

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [1000 kg]
Bulk carrier	0.005	tkm	Shanghai, China -> Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8934.99	44.6749
Total Cost				0.4914239

Usage Patterns over the lifetime of the object

Lifetime [years]	10.0
Usage per day [times/day]	1
Usage per time [hours/time]	1
Usage per week [days/week]	1
Electrical Wattage [kWatt]	1250

Consumables per use of the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [time]
Electricity General	0.007	kwH	20.19	0.14133
Total Cost				73.4916

Disposal, Recycling and Waste Treatment

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Aluminium, recycling credit closed loop (65% virgin part market mix)	-2.376	kg	0.03718	-0.0883397
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) waste incineration with electricity	0.203	kg	6.2835	1.27555
Butyl rubber (IIR) waste incineration with electricity	0.224	kg	0.0	0.0
Steel, recycling credit closed loop (79% virgin part in market mix)	-0.233	kg	2.29674	-0.535141
Copper, recycling credit closed loop (56% virgin part in market mix)	-2.358	kg	0.4	-0.9432
Zinc, recycling credit closed loop (70% virgin part in market mix)	-1.744	kg	0.021	-0.036624
electrical and electronic scrap/GLO S	0.009	kg	0.549822	0.0049484
industrial devices, to WEEE treatment/CH S	0.21	kg	0.549822	0.115463
cardboard/RER S	0.0	kg	1.4	0.0
Total Cost				-0.2073433
Total Weight			11.0 kg

Phase	Total Eco Costs [Euro]	Carbon Footprint [kg CO2 equiv.]	Recipe Total [Pt]	Recipe Human Health [Pt]	Recipe Eco Tox [Pt]	Recipe Mat Repl [Pt]	Recipe Ionising Radiation [Pt]	Bees Total [mPt]	Bees Ecotoxicity [mPt]	Bees Water Intake [mPt]
Materials	15.929	34.334	4.7545	2.2283	0.77428	1.7511	0.0025706	2068.4	0.154	0
Processing	1.4222	4.2527	0.86629	0.24743	0.27184	0.34074	0	533.02	0.024247	0
Transport	0.49142	1.0811	0.098285	0.098285	0	0	0	0	0	0
Consumption	73.492	430.45	36.556	15.261	8.1893	13.106	0.00051911	99155	0.33086	1.811E-07
Disposal	-0.20734	6.7332	0.3666	-0.06383	0.14233	0.28811	-3.718E-05	0	0	0
Total	91.127	476.85	42.642	17.771	9.3777	15.486	0.0030525	1.0176E+05	0.5091	1.811E-07

Scenario: B 34 1400W
Last Updated: 2012-06-29 12:34:23 UTC
Base scenario for the LCA. You can clone scenarios and create more to compare with.

Materials
Processing
Transport
Usage
Consumption
Disposal
Results

Materials used in the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
PUR flex. block foam	1.564	kg	0.0	0.0
PA 66 GF30	1.376	kg	0.07623	0.104892
PET amorph	1.021	kg	0.3	0.3063
PVC	0.651	kg	0.24	0.15624
PE (HDPE)	1.026	kg	0.14829	0.152146
BR and PIB (butadiene rubber and butyl rubber)	0.92	kg	0.0005	0.00046
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)	1.002	kg	0.0	0.0
Silicone rubber	0.761	kg	0.09747	0.0741747
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) estimate	1.144	kg	0.0	0.0
Corrugated board, recycling fibre, double wall, at plant/RER S	0.181	kg	1.19167	0.215692
Paper, recycling, with deinking, at plant/RER S	0.298	kg	0.007	0.002086
X12Cr13 (416)	1.274	kg	0.25	0.3185
X30Cr13 (~420)	1.273	kg	0.03003	0.0382282
Steel (21% secondary = market mix average)	0.494	kg	0.7021	0.346837
Copper trade mix ( 56% prim 44% sec)	3.219	kg	0.34961	1.12539
Aluminium (secondary)	0.373	kg	0.595	0.221935
Brass, at plant/CH S	3.601	kg	0.015	0.054015
Carbon black	0.333	kg	0.01	0.00333
Zinc trade mix (70% prim 30% sec)	1.917	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (primary)	5.071	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (secondary)	0.861	kg	0.22	0.18942
Capacitor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	56.402	kg	0.001	0.056402
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	1.6e-05	0.000757088
Resistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	65.735	kg	0.001889	0.124173
IC's (weigth)	1.0	kg	0.0	0.0
Diode, glass-, SMD type, surface mounting, at plant/GLO S	48.87	kg	0.001784	0.0871841
Potentiometer, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	7.979	kg	0.005	0.039895
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	43.291	kg	0.0017	0.0735947
Printed Wiring Board = Printed Circuit Board	123.279	kg	0.01977	2.43723
PC	1.974	kg	0.001	0.001974
ABS	1.335	kg	1.39433	1.86143
PP	1.028	kg	2.11524	2.17447
EPDM	1.226	kg	0.14943	0.183201
POM (Polyoxymethyleen, polyacetaal), estimate	1.043	kg	0.0	0.0
PE (LLDPE)	1.006	kg	0.03309	0.0332885
PE (LDPE)	1.058	kg	0.0	0.0
PA 66	1.921	kg	0.01174	0.0225525
SAN	1.442	kg	0.0	0.0
67SiCr5	0.591	kg	0.00911	0.00538401
Capacitor, film, through-hole mounting, at plant/GLO S	22.005	kg	0.004	0.08802
Electronic component, passive, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	33.259	kg	0.03688	1.22659
Natural rubber	0.098	kg	0.00117	0.00011466
Production of liquid packaging board containers, at plant/RER S	0.349	kg	0.0	0.0
Total Cost				11.842906458
Weight Adjustment		[kg]	0.0
Total Weight		[kg]	8.02

Processing Steps

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Injection moulding PVC	0.145	kg	4.56849	0.662431
Folding boxboard, FBB, at plant/RER S	0.272	kg	1.19167	0.324134
Production of carton board boxes, offset printing, at plant/CH S	0.071	kg	1.19167	0.0846086
Casting, brass/CH S	0.047	kg	0.015	0.000705
Deep drawing, steel, 10000 kN press, automode operation/RER S	0.062	kg	0.98	0.06076
Total Cost				1.1326386

Transport

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [1000 kg]
Bulk carrier	0.005	tkm	Shanghai, China -> Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8934.99	44.6749
Total Cost				0.358292698

Usage Patterns over the lifetime of the object

Lifetime [years]	10.0
Usage per day [times/day]	1
Usage per time [hours/time]	1
Usage per week [days/week]	1
Electrical Wattage [kWatt]	0

Consumables per use of the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [time]
Electricity General	0.007	kwH	20.224	0.141568
Total Cost				73.61536

Disposal, Recycling and Waste Treatment

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) waste incineration with electricity	0.203	kg	4.56849	0.927403
Butyl rubber (IIR) waste incineration with electricity	0.224	kg	0.0	0.0
Steel, recycling credit closed loop (79% virgin part in market mix)	-0.233	kg	0.99	-0.23067
Copper, recycling credit closed loop (56% virgin part in market mix)	-2.358	kg	0.56961	-1.34314
Zinc, recycling credit closed loop (70% virgin part in market mix)	-1.744	kg	0.0	0.0
electrical and electronic scrap/GLO S	0.009	kg	0.086027	0.000774243
industrial devices, to WEEE treatment/CH S	0.21	kg	0.086027	0.0180657
cardboard/RER S	0.0	kg	1.19167	0.0
Aluminium, recycling credit closed loop (65% virgin part market mix)	-2.376	kg	0.575	-1.3662
Total Cost				-1.993767057
Total Weight			8.02 kg

Phase	Total Eco Costs [Euro]	Carbon Footprint [kg CO2 equiv.]	Recipe Total [Pt]	Recipe Human Health [Pt]	Recipe Eco Tox [Pt]	Recipe Mat Repl [Pt]	Recipe Ionising Radiation [Pt]	Bees Total [mPt]	Bees Ecotoxicity [mPt]	Bees Water Intake [mPt]
Materials	11.843	25.237	3.6325	1.8488	0.55059	1.2324	0.0014879	1057.5	0.12521	0
Processing	1.1326	3.5799	0.7408	0.20051	0.26547	0.27025	0	686.57	0.019214	0
Transport	0.35829	0.78824	0.071659	0.071659	0	0	0	0	0	0
Consumption	73.615	431.18	36.618	15.286	8.2031	13.128	0.00051998	99322	0.33141	1.8141E-07
Disposal	-1.9938	1.4527	-0.18915	-0.35139	0.035797	0.12702	-0.000575	0	0	0
Total	84.955	462.23	40.873	17.056	9.0549	14.758	0.0014329	1.0107E+05	0.47583	1.8141E-07

Scenario: B44 1400W
Last Updated: 2012-06-29 12:34:47 UTC
Base scenario for the LCA. You can clone scenarios and create more to compare with.

Materials
Processing
Transport
Usage
Consumption
Disposal
Results

Materials used in the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
PUR flex. block foam	1.564	kg	0.0	0.0
PA 66 GF30	1.376	kg	0.07623	0.104892
PET amorph	1.021	kg	0.3	0.3063
PVC	0.651	kg	0.24845	0.161741
PE (HDPE)	1.026	kg	0.25018	0.256685
BR and PIB (butadiene rubber and butyl rubber)	0.92	kg	0.0	0.0
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)	1.002	kg	0.0	0.0
Silicone rubber	0.761	kg	0.10537	0.0801866
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) estimate	1.144	kg	0.0	0.0
Corrugated board, recycling fibre, double wall, at plant/RER S	0.181	kg	1.4778	0.267482
Paper, recycling, with deinking, at plant/RER S	0.298	kg	0.18	0.05364
X12Cr13 (416)	1.274	kg	0.0022	0.0028028
X30Cr13 (~420)	1.273	kg	0.28001	0.356453
Steel (21% secondary = market mix average)	0.494	kg	0.701	0.346294
Copper trade mix ( 56% prim 44% sec)	3.219	kg	0.34961	1.12539
Aluminium (secondary)	0.373	kg	0.575	0.214475
Brass, at plant/CH S	3.601	kg	0.015	0.054015
Carbon black	0.333	kg	0.01	0.00333
Zinc trade mix (70% prim 30% sec)	1.917	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (primary)	5.071	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (secondary)	0.861	kg	0.0	0.0
Capacitor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	56.402	kg	0.005	0.28201
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	1.6e-05	0.000757088
Resistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	65.735	kg	0.001889	0.124173
IC's (weigth)	1.0	kg	0.0	0.0
Diode, glass-, SMD type, surface mounting, at plant/GLO S	48.87	kg	0.001784	0.0871841
Potentiometer, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	7.979	kg	0.005	0.039895
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	43.291	kg	0.00172	0.0744605
Printed Wiring Board = Printed Circuit Board	123.279	kg	0.01977	2.43723
PC	1.974	kg	0.001	0.001974
ABS	1.335	kg	2.06193	2.75268
PP	1.028	kg	2.14624	2.20633
EPDM	1.226	kg	0.15718	0.192703
POM (Polyoxymethyleen, polyacetaal), estimate	1.043	kg	0.0	0.0
PE (LLDPE)	1.006	kg	0.01883	0.018943
PE (LDPE)	1.058	kg	0.042	0.044436
PA 66	1.921	kg	0.01174	0.0225525
SAN	1.442	kg	0.0	0.0
Production of liquid packaging board containers, at plant/RER S	0.349	kg	0.005	0.001745
67SiCr5	0.591	kg	0.00751	0.00443841
Electronic component, passive, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	33.259	kg	0.02848	0.947216
Connector, clamp connection, at plant/GLO S	4.409	kg	0.0084	0.0370356
Total Cost				12.726449598
Weight Adjustment		[kg]	0.0
Total Weight		[kg]	9.09

Processing Steps

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Injection moulding PVC	0.145	kg	5.32176	0.771655
Folding boxboard, FBB, at plant/RER S	0.272	kg	1.4778	0.401962
Production of carton board boxes, offset printing, at plant/CH S	0.071	kg	1.4778	0.104924
Casting, brass/CH S	0.047	kg	0.015	0.000705
Deep drawing, steel, 10000 kN press, automode operation/RER S	0.062	kg	0.99912	0.0619454
Total Cost				1.3411914

Transport

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [1000 kg]
Bulk carrier	0.005	tkm	Shanghai, China -> Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8934.99	44.6749
Total Cost				0.406094841

Usage Patterns over the lifetime of the object

Lifetime [years]	10.0
Usage per day [times/day]	1
Usage per time [hours/time]	1
Usage per week [days/week]	1
Electrical Wattage [kWatt]	1573

Consumables per use of the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [time]
Electricity General	0.007	kwH	20.57	0.14399
Total Cost				74.8748

Disposal, Recycling and Waste Treatment

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) waste incineration with electricity	0.203	kg	5.32176	1.08032
Butyl rubber (IIR) waste incineration with electricity	0.224	kg	0.0	0.0
Steel, recycling credit closed loop (79% virgin part in market mix)	-0.233	kg	1.0	-0.233
Copper, recycling credit closed loop (56% virgin part in market mix)	-2.358	kg	0.56961	-1.34314
Zinc, recycling credit closed loop (70% virgin part in market mix)	-1.744	kg	0.0	0.0
electrical and electronic scrap/GLO S	0.009	kg	0.086	0.000774
industrial devices, to WEEE treatment/CH S	0.21	kg	0.086	0.01806
Aluminium, recycling credit closed loop (65% virgin part market mix)	-2.376	kg	0.575	-1.3662
cardboard/RER S	0.0	kg	1.6628	0.0
Total Cost				-1.843186
Total Weight			9.09 kg

Phase	Total Eco Costs [Euro]	Carbon Footprint [kg CO2 equiv.]	Recipe Total [Pt]	Recipe Human Health [Pt]	Recipe Eco Tox [Pt]	Recipe Mat Repl [Pt]	Recipe Ionising Radiation [Pt]	Bees Total [mPt]	Bees Ecotoxicity [mPt]	Bees Water Intake [mPt]
Materials	12.726	27.802	3.8961	1.8845	0.62864	1.3821	0.0014523	1074.8	0.13047	0
Processing	1.3412	4.2747	0.88888	0.23849	0.32576	0.31932	0	827.2	0.022618	0
Transport	0.40609	0.89341	0.081219	0.081219	0	0	0	0	0	0
Consumption	74.875	438.55	37.244	15.548	8.3434	13.353	0.00052888	1.0102E+05	0.33708	1.8451E-07
Disposal	-1.8432	2.5175	-0.092048	-0.3216	0.058225	0.1719	-0.000575	0	0	0
Total	87.505	474.04	42.018	17.43	9.356	15.226	0.0014062	1.0292E+05	0.49017	1.8451E-07

Scenario: S5 2000W
Last Updated: 2012-06-29 12:37:36 UTC
Base scenario for the LCA. You can clone scenarios and create more to compare with.

Materials
Processing
Transport
Usage
Consumption
Disposal
Results

Materials used in the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
PMMA	1.78	kg	0.0026	0.004628
Steel (21% secondary = market mix average)	0.494	kg	0.6568	0.324459
67SiCr5	0.591	kg	0.0182	0.0107562
Transformer, low voltage use, at plant/GLO S	1.915	kg	1.0747	2.05805
IC's (area)	2.0	m2	0.00023	0.00046
Resistor, SMD type, surface mounting, at plant/GLO S	236.666	kg	0.0001	0.0236666
PS (EPS)	1.311	kg	0.1607	0.210678
PUR flex. block foam	1.564	kg	0.0	0.0
PA 66 GF30	1.376	kg	0.0	0.0
PET amorph	1.021	kg	0.0	0.0
PVC	0.651	kg	0.202	0.131502
PE (HDPE)	1.026	kg	0.0	0.0
BR and PIB (butadiene rubber and butyl rubber)	0.92	kg	0.0	0.0
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)	1.002	kg	0.0	0.0
Silicone rubber	0.761	kg	0.1398	0.106388
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) estimate	1.144	kg	0.0	0.0
Corrugated board, recycling fibre, double wall, at plant/RER S	0.181	kg	0.753	0.136293
Paper, recycling, with deinking, at plant/RER S	0.298	kg	0.0781	0.0232738
X12Cr13 (416)	1.274	kg	0.0	0.0
X30Cr13 (~420)	1.273	kg	0.5163	0.65725
Steel (21% secondary = market mix average)	0.494	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper trade mix ( 56% prim 44% sec)	3.219	kg	0.202	0.650238
Aluminium (secondary)	0.373	kg	0.0	0.0
Brass, at plant/CH S	3.601	kg	0.0	0.0
Carbon black	0.333	kg	0.0	0.0
Zinc trade mix (70% prim 30% sec)	1.917	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (primary)	5.071	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (secondary)	0.861	kg	0.0182	0.0156702
Capacitor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	56.402	kg	0.002	0.112804
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	2.88e-05	0.00136276
Resistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	65.735	kg	0.006	0.39441
IC's (weigth)	1.0	kg	0.0	0.0
Diode, glass-, SMD type, surface mounting, at plant/GLO S	48.87	kg	0.0	0.0
Potentiometer, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	7.979	kg	0.0	0.0
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	43.291	kg	0.0	0.0
Printed Wiring Board = Printed Circuit Board	123.279	kg	0.021	2.58886
PC	1.974	kg	0.1875	0.370125
ABS	1.335	kg	2.4437	3.26234
PP	1.028	kg	2.1259	2.18543
EPDM	1.226	kg	0.0	0.0
POM (Polyoxymethyleen, polyacetaal), estimate	1.043	kg	0.0	0.0
PE (LLDPE)	1.006	kg	0.086	0.086516
PE (LDPE)	1.058	kg	0.0	0.0
PA 66	1.921	kg	0.1028	0.197479
SAN	1.442	kg	0.0604	0.0870968
Total Cost				13.75673636
Weight Adjustment		[kg]	0.0
Total Weight		[kg]	8.86

Processing Steps

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Tin plating, pieces/RER S	1.128	m2	1.0	1.128
Injection moulding PVC	0.145	kg	5.2856	0.766412
Folding boxboard, FBB, at plant/RER S	0.272	kg	0.753	0.204816
Production of carton board boxes, offset printing, at plant/CH S	0.071	kg	0.753	0.053463
Casting, brass/CH S	0.047	kg	0.0	0.0
Deep drawing, steel, 10000 kN press, automode operation/RER S	0.062	kg	0.6568	0.0407216
Total Cost				2.1934126

Transport

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [1000 kg]
Bulk carrier	0.005	tkm	Shanghai, China -> Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8934.99	44.6749
Total Cost				0.395819614

Usage Patterns over the lifetime of the object

Lifetime [years]	10.0
Usage per day [times/day]	1
Usage per time [hours/time]	1
Usage per week [days/week]	1
Electrical Wattage [kWatt]	2200

Consumables per use of the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [time]
Electricity General	0.007	kwH	15.538	0.108766
Total Cost				56.55832

Disposal, Recycling and Waste Treatment

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) waste incineration with electricity	0.203	kg	5.2856	1.07298
Butyl rubber (IIR) waste incineration with electricity	0.224	kg	0.1398	0.0313152
Steel, recycling credit closed loop (79% virgin part in market mix)	-0.233	kg	0.6568	-0.153034
Copper, recycling credit closed loop (56% virgin part in market mix)	-2.358	kg	0.2202	-0.519232
Zinc, recycling credit closed loop (70% virgin part in market mix)	-1.744	kg	0.0	0.0
electrical and electronic scrap/GLO S	0.009	kg	1.0849	0.0097641
industrial devices, to WEEE treatment/CH S	0.21	kg	1.0849	0.227829
Total Cost				0.6696223
Total Weight			8.86 kg

Phase	Total Eco Costs [Euro]	Carbon Footprint [kg CO2 equiv.]	Recipe Total [Pt]	Recipe Human Health [Pt]	Recipe Eco Tox [Pt]	Recipe Mat Repl [Pt]	Recipe Ionising Radiation [Pt]	Bees Total [mPt]	Bees Ecotoxicity [mPt]	Bees Water Intake [mPt]
Materials	13.757	30.182	4.4299	2.2264	0.68683	1.5156	0.0013598	1793.5	0.14278	0
Processing	2.1934	6.282	1.0246	0.35189	0.25102	0.4164	0	682.01	0.02069	0
Transport	0.39582	0.8708	0.079164	0.079164	0	0	0	0	0	0
Consumption	56.558	331.27	28.133	11.744	6.3024	10.086	0.0003995	76309	0.25462	1.3938E-07
Disposal	0.66962	7.4821	0.54424	0.085342	0.15675	0.30215	0	0	0	0
Total	73.574	376.09	34.211	14.487	7.397	12.32	0.0017593	78784	0.4181	1.3938E-07

Scenario: B46 1400W
Last Updated: 2012-06-29 12:35:54 UTC
Base scenario for the LCA. You can clone scenarios and create more to compare with.

Materials
Processing
Transport
Usage
Consumption
Disposal
Results

Materials used in the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	43.291	kg	6.8e-05	0.00294379
Printed Wiring Board = Printed Circuit Board	123.279	kg	0.01977	2.43723
PC	1.974	kg	0.001	0.001974
ABS	1.335	kg	2.06193	2.75268
PP	1.028	kg	2.35024	2.41605
EPDM	1.226	kg	0.15718	0.192703
POM (Polyoxymethyleen, polyacetaal), estimate	1.043	kg	0.0	0.0
PE (LLDPE)	1.006	kg	0.01883	0.018943
PE (LDPE)	1.058	kg	0.049	0.051842
PA 66	1.921	kg	0.01174	0.0225525
SAN	1.442	kg	0.0	0.0
Production of liquid packaging board containers, at plant/RER S	0.349	kg	0.005	0.001745
67SiCr5	0.591	kg	0.00751	0.00443841
Electronic component, passive, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	33.259	kg	0.02848	0.947216
Connector, clamp connection, at plant/GLO S	4.409	kg	0.0084	0.0370356
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	43.291	kg	0.00164	0.0709972
PUR flex. block foam	1.564	kg	0.0	0.0
PA 66 GF30	1.376	kg	0.07623	0.104892
PET amorph	1.021	kg	0.3	0.3063
PVC	0.651	kg	0.24845	0.161741
PE (HDPE)	1.026	kg	0.24983	0.256326
BR and PIB (butadiene rubber and butyl rubber)	0.92	kg	0.0	0.0
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)	1.002	kg	0.0	0.0
Silicone rubber	0.761	kg	0.10537	0.0801866
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) estimate	1.144	kg	0.0	0.0
Corrugated board, recycling fibre, double wall, at plant/RER S	0.181	kg	1.5228	0.275627
Paper, recycling, with deinking, at plant/RER S	0.298	kg	0.18	0.05364
X12Cr13 (416)	1.274	kg	0.22281	0.28386
X30Cr13 (~420)	1.273	kg	0.0594	0.0756162
Steel (21% secondary = market mix average)	0.494	kg	0.701	0.346294
Copper trade mix ( 56% prim 44% sec)	3.219	kg	0.34961	1.12539
Aluminium (secondary)	0.373	kg	0.575	0.214475
Brass, at plant/CH S	3.601	kg	0.015	0.054015
Carbon black	0.333	kg	0.01	0.00333
Zinc trade mix (70% prim 30% sec)	1.917	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (primary)	5.071	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (secondary)	0.861	kg	0.22	0.18942
Capacitor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	56.402	kg	0.005	0.28201
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	1.6e-05	0.000757088
Resistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	65.735	kg	0.001889	0.124173
IC's (weigth)	1.0	kg	0.0	0.0
Diode, glass-, SMD type, surface mounting, at plant/GLO S	48.87	kg	0.001784	0.0871841
Potentiometer, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	7.979	kg	0.005	0.039895
Total Cost				13.140482488
Weight Adjustment		[kg]	0.0
Total Weight		[kg]	9.57

Processing Steps

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Injection moulding PVC	0.145	kg	5.52576	0.801235
Folding boxboard, FBB, at plant/RER S	0.272	kg	1.5228	0.414202
Production of carton board boxes, offset printing, at plant/CH S	0.071	kg	1.5228	0.108119
Casting, brass/CH S	0.047	kg	0.015	0.000705
Deep drawing, steel, 10000 kN press, automode operation/RER S	0.062	kg	0.99912	0.0619454
Total Cost				1.3862064

Transport

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [1000 kg]
Bulk carrier	0.005	tkm	Shanghai, China -> Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8934.99	44.6749
Total Cost				0.427538793

Usage Patterns over the lifetime of the object

Lifetime [years]	10.0
Usage per day [times/day]	1
Usage per time [hours/time]	1
Usage per week [days/week]	1
Electrical Wattage [kWatt]	1573

Consumables per use of the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [time]
Electricity General	0.007	kwH	20.83	0.14581
Total Cost				75.8212

Disposal, Recycling and Waste Treatment

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) waste incineration with electricity	0.203	kg	5.52576	1.12173
Butyl rubber (IIR) waste incineration with electricity	0.224	kg	0.0	0.0
Steel, recycling credit closed loop (79% virgin part in market mix)	-0.233	kg	1.0	-0.233
Copper, recycling credit closed loop (56% virgin part in market mix)	-2.358	kg	0.56961	-1.34314
Zinc, recycling credit closed loop (70% virgin part in market mix)	-1.744	kg	0.0	0.0
electrical and electronic scrap/GLO S	0.009	kg	0.086	0.000774
industrial devices, to WEEE treatment/CH S	0.21	kg	0.086	0.01806
Aluminium, recycling credit closed loop (65% virgin part market mix)	-2.376	kg	0.575	-1.3662
cardboard/RER S	0.0	kg	1.6628	0.0
Total Cost				-1.801776
Total Weight			9.57 kg

Phase	Total Eco Costs [Euro]	Carbon Footprint [kg CO2 equiv.]	Recipe Total [Pt]	Recipe Human Health [Pt]	Recipe Eco Tox [Pt]	Recipe Mat Repl [Pt]	Recipe Ionising Radiation [Pt]	Bees Total [mPt]	Bees Ecotoxicity [mPt]	Bees Water Intake [mPt]
Materials	13.14	28.654	4.0271	1.9466	0.6469	1.4327	0.0014519	1165.9	0.13159	0
Processing	1.3862	4.407	0.91799	0.2463	0.33564	0.33052	0	848.98	0.023227	0
Transport	0.42754	0.94059	0.085508	0.085508	0	0	0	0	0	0
Consumption	75.821	444.1	37.715	15.744	8.4489	13.522	0.00053556	1.023E+05	0.34134	1.8684E-07
Disposal	-1.8018	2.8082	-0.065528	-0.31344	0.064345	0.18414	-0.000575	0	0	0
Total	88.974	480.9	42.68	17.709	9.4957	15.469	0.0014125	1.0431E+05	0.49616	1.8685E-07

Scenario: B17 12500w
Last Updated: 2012-11-09 15:02:12 UTC
Base scenario for the LCA. You can clone scenarios and create more to compare with.

Materials
Processing
Transport
Usage
Consumption
Disposal
Results

Materials used in the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	43.291	kg	6.8e-05	0.00294379
Printed Wiring Board = Printed Circuit Board	123.279	kg	0.01977	2.43723
PC	1.974	kg	0.00645	0.0127323
ABS	1.335	kg	0.9053	1.20858
PP	1.028	kg	2.75228	2.82934
EPDM	1.226	kg	0.06626	0.0812348
POM (Polyoxymethyleen, polyacetaal), estimate	1.043	kg	0.0	0.0
PE (LLDPE)	1.006	kg	0.0	0.0
PE (LDPE)	1.058	kg	0.01	0.01058
PA 66	1.921	kg	0.0782	0.150222
SAN	1.442	kg	0.0	0.0
Production of liquid packaging board containers, at plant/RER S	0.349	kg	0.322	0.112378
67SiCr5	0.591	kg	0.009	0.005319
Electronic component, passive, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	33.259	kg	0.02848	0.947216
Connector, clamp connection, at plant/GLO S	4.409	kg	0.0084	0.0370356
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	43.291	kg	0.00164	0.0709972
PUR flex. block foam	1.564	kg	0.0	0.0
PA 66 GF30	1.376	kg	0.0362	0.0498112
PET amorph	1.021	kg	0.2716	0.277304
PVC	0.651	kg	0.194	0.126294
PE (HDPE)	1.026	kg	0.41834	0.429217
BR and PIB (butadiene rubber and butyl rubber)	0.92	kg	0.0	0.0
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)	1.002	kg	0.0512	0.0513024
Silicone rubber	0.761	kg	0.024	0.018264
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) estimate	1.144	kg	0.0	0.0
Corrugated board, recycling fibre, double wall, at plant/RER S	0.181	kg	1.27	0.22987
Paper, recycling, with deinking, at plant/RER S	0.298	kg	0.048	0.014304
X12Cr13 (416)	1.274	kg	0.2313	0.294676
X30Cr13 (~420)	1.273	kg	0.0	0.0
Steel (21% secondary = market mix average)	0.494	kg	1.1265	0.556491
Copper trade mix ( 56% prim 44% sec)	3.219	kg	0.298	0.959262
Aluminium (secondary)	0.373	kg	0.0298	0.0111154
Brass, at plant/CH S	3.601	kg	0.0	0.0
Carbon black	0.333	kg	0.01	0.00333
Zinc trade mix (70% prim 30% sec)	1.917	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (primary)	5.071	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (secondary)	0.861	kg	0.11273	0.0970605
Capacitor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	56.402	kg	0.005	0.28201
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	1.6e-05	0.000757088
Resistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	65.735	kg	0.001889	0.124173
IC's (weigth)	1.0	kg	0.0	0.0
Diode, glass-, SMD type, surface mounting, at plant/GLO S	48.87	kg	0.001784	0.0871841
Potentiometer, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	7.979	kg	0.000138	0.0011011
Polystyrene, high impact, HIPS, at plant/RER S	0.584	kg	0.01	0.00584
Aluminium, production mix, at plant/RER S	2.801	kg	0.007	0.019607
glass wool	0.307	kg	0.1011	0.0310377
Total Cost				11.692820178
Weight Adjustment		[kg]	0.0
Total Weight		[kg]	8.46

Processing Steps

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Injection moulding PVC	0.145	kg	5.52576	0.801235
Folding boxboard, FBB, at plant/RER S	0.272	kg	1.27	0.34544
Production of carton board boxes, offset printing, at plant/CH S	0.071	kg	1.27	0.09017
Casting, brass/CH S	0.047	kg	0.015	0.000705
Deep drawing, steel, 10000 kN press, automode operation/RER S	0.062	kg	0.99912	0.0619454
Total Cost				1.2994954

Transport

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [1000 kg]
Bulk carrier	0.005	tkm	Shanghai, China -> Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8934.99	44.6749
Total Cost				0.377949654

Usage Patterns over the lifetime of the object

Lifetime [years]	10.0
Usage per day [times/day]	1
Usage per time [hours/time]	1
Usage per week [days/week]	1
Electrical Wattage [kWatt]	1360

Consumables per use of the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [time]
Electricity General	0.007	kwH	18.6	0.1302
Total Cost				67.704

Disposal, Recycling and Waste Treatment

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) waste incineration with electricity	0.203	kg	5.52576	1.12173
Butyl rubber (IIR) waste incineration with electricity	0.224	kg	0.0	0.0
Steel, recycling credit closed loop (79% virgin part in market mix)	-0.233	kg	1.0	-0.233
Copper, recycling credit closed loop (56% virgin part in market mix)	-2.358	kg	0.56961	-1.34314
Zinc, recycling credit closed loop (70% virgin part in market mix)	-1.744	kg	0.0	0.0
electrical and electronic scrap/GLO S	0.009	kg	0.086	0.000774
industrial devices, to WEEE treatment/CH S	0.21	kg	0.086	0.01806
Aluminium, recycling credit closed loop (65% virgin part market mix)	-2.376	kg	0.575	-1.3662
cardboard/RER S	0.0	kg	1.3	0.0
Total Cost				-1.801776
Total Weight			8.46 kg

Phase	Total Eco Costs [Euro]	Carbon Footprint [kg CO2 equiv.]	Recipe Total [Pt]	Recipe Human Health [Pt]	Recipe Eco Tox [Pt]	Recipe Mat Repl [Pt]	Recipe Ionising Radiation [Pt]	Bees Total [mPt]	Bees Ecotoxicity [mPt]	Bees Water Intake [mPt]
Materials	11.693	25.049	3.652	1.7471	0.61102	1.2932	0.0014799	1233.2	0.13664	0
Processing	1.2995	3.9848	0.83355	0.2276	0.28584	0.31459	0	726.63	0.020952	0
Transport	0.37795	0.83149	0.07559	0.07559	0	0	0	0	0	0
Consumption	67.704	396.55	33.677	14.059	7.5444	12.074	0.00047823	91347	0.3048	1.6684E-07
Disposal	-1.8018	2.8082	-0.065528	-0.31344	0.064345	0.18414	-0.000575	0	0	0
Total	79.272	429.23	38.173	15.796	8.5056	13.866	0.0013832	93307	0.46239	1.6684E-07

Scenario: B70 2200w
Last Updated: 2012-08-31 09:21:28 UTC
Base scenario for the LCA. You can clone scenarios and create more to compare with.

Materials
Processing
Transport
Usage
Consumption
Disposal
Results

Materials used in the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
PUR flex. block foam	1.564	kg	0.0	0.0
PA 66 GF30	1.376	kg	0.0	0.0
PET amorph	1.021	kg	0.3	0.3063
PVC	0.651	kg	0.1885	0.122713
PE (HDPE)	1.026	kg	0.0763	0.0782838
BR and PIB (butadiene rubber and butyl rubber)	0.92	kg	0.0005	0.00046
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)	1.002	kg	0.0	0.0
Silicone rubber	0.761	kg	0.0	0.0
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) estimate	1.144	kg	0.0	0.0
Corrugated board, recycling fibre, double wall, at plant/RER S	0.181	kg	1.4067	0.254613
Paper, recycling, with deinking, at plant/RER S	0.298	kg	0.1123	0.0334654
X12Cr13 (416)	1.274	kg	0.0	0.0
X30Cr13 (~420)	1.273	kg	0.7921	1.00834
Steel (21% secondary = market mix average)	0.494	kg	0.449	0.221806
Copper trade mix ( 56% prim 44% sec)	3.219	kg	0.1885	0.606781
Aluminium (secondary)	0.373	kg	0.0212	0.0079076
Brass, at plant/CH S	3.601	kg	0.0	0.0
Carbon black	0.333	kg	0.01	0.00333
Zinc trade mix (70% prim 30% sec)	1.917	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (primary)	5.071	kg	0.0	0.0
Copper (secondary)	0.861	kg	0.0	0.0
Capacitor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	56.402	kg	0.007	0.394814
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	1.6e-05	0.000757088
Resistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	65.735	kg	0.001016	0.0667868
IC's (weigth)	1.0	kg	0.0	0.0
Diode, glass-, SMD type, surface mounting, at plant/GLO S	48.87	kg	0.000784	0.0383141
Potentiometer, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	7.979	kg	0.0	0.0
Transistor, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	43.291	kg	0.0017	0.0735947
Printed Wiring Board = Printed Circuit Board	123.279	kg	0.01977	2.43723
PC	1.974	kg	0.0428	0.0844872
ABS	1.335	kg	2.0071	2.67948
PP	1.028	kg	3.6332	3.73493
EPDM	1.226	kg	0.14943	0.183201
POM (Polyoxymethyleen, polyacetaal), estimate	1.043	kg	0.0	0.0
PE (LLDPE)	1.006	kg	0.1018	0.102411
PE (LDPE)	1.058	kg	0.0816	0.0863328
PA 66	1.921	kg	0.0911	0.175003
SAN	1.442	kg	0.1279	0.184432
67SiCr5	0.591	kg	0.0	0.0
Capacitor, film, through-hole mounting, at plant/GLO S	22.005	kg	0.004	0.08802
Electronic component, passive, unspecified, at plant/GLO S	33.259	kg	0.0	0.0
Natural rubber	0.098	kg	0.0	0.0
Production of liquid packaging board containers, at plant/RER S	0.349	kg	0.0	0.0
Transformer, low voltage use, at plant/GLO S	1.915	kg	1.0747	2.05805
Total Cost				15.148843488
Weight Adjustment		[kg]	0.0
Total Weight		[kg]	10.89

Processing Steps

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Injection moulding PVC	0.145	kg	4.56849	0.662431
Folding boxboard, FBB, at plant/RER S	0.272	kg	1.4	0.3808
Production of carton board boxes, offset printing, at plant/CH S	0.071	kg	1.4	0.0994
Casting, brass/CH S	0.047	kg	0.015	0.000705
Deep drawing, steel, 10000 kN press, automode operation/RER S	0.062	kg	0.98	0.06076
Total Cost				1.204096

Transport

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [1000 kg]
Transport, lorry >32t, EURO4/RER S (tonkm)	0.021	tkm	400.0	8.4
Bulk carrier	0.005	tkm	Shanghai, China -> Rotterdam, The Netherlands 8934.99	44.6749
Total Cost				0.577985661

Usage Patterns over the lifetime of the object

Lifetime [years]	10.0
Usage per day [times/day]	1
Usage per time [hours/time]	1
Usage per week [days/week]	1
Electrical Wattage [kWatt]	2200

Consumables per use of the product

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost / [time]
Electricity General	0.007	kwH	25.1	0.1757
Total Cost				91.364

Disposal, Recycling and Waste Treatment

Item	Cost per unit	Unit	Quantity	Total Cost
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) waste incineration with electricity	0.203	kg	6.0	1.218
Butyl rubber (IIR) waste incineration with electricity	0.224	kg	0.0	0.0
Steel, recycling credit closed loop (79% virgin part in market mix)	-0.233	kg	0.99	-0.23067
Copper, recycling credit closed loop (56% virgin part in market mix)	-2.358	kg	0.1885	-0.444483
Zinc, recycling credit closed loop (70% virgin part in market mix)	-1.744	kg	0.0	0.0
electrical and electronic scrap/GLO S	0.009	kg	0.086027	0.000774243
industrial devices, to WEEE treatment/CH S	0.21	kg	0.086027	0.0180657
cardboard/RER S	0.0	kg	1.4	0.0
Aluminium, recycling credit closed loop (65% virgin part market mix)	-2.376	kg	0.0212	-0.0503712
Total Cost				0.511315743
Total Weight			10.89 kg

Phase	Total Eco Costs [Euro]	Carbon Footprint [kg CO2 equiv.]	Recipe Total [Pt]	Recipe Human Health [Pt]	Recipe Eco Tox [Pt]	Recipe Mat Repl [Pt]	Recipe Ionising Radiation [Pt]	Bees Total [mPt]	Bees Ecotoxicity [mPt]	Bees Water Intake [mPt]
Materials	15.149	32.906	4.586	2.1462	0.70724	1.7316	0.0017267	2145.1	0.13635	0
Processing	1.2041	3.9278	0.81039	0.21593	0.30651	0.28338	0	787.4	0.021088	0
Transport	0.57799	1.5277	0.14086	0.11473	0.008712	0.017424	0	21.78	0	0
Consumption	91.364	535.13	45.446	18.972	10.181	16.293	0.00064535	1.2327E+05	0.41132	2.2515E-07
Disposal	0.51132	7.5163	0.57209	0.093153	0.15846	0.32049	-2.12E-05	0	0	0
Total	108.81	581.01	51.555	21.542	11.362	18.646	0.0023508	1.2622E+05	0.56875	2.2515E-07

Scenario	Total Ecocosts [Euro/item]
A 1250W	91.13
B 34 1400W	84.96
B44 1400W	87.51
S5 2000W	73.57
B46 1400W	88.97
B17 12500w	79.27
B70 2200w	108.81