ASTM D 6852 Standard Guide for Determination of Biobased Content, Resources Consumption, and Environmental Profile of Materials and Products
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ASTM D 6852 Document Information:
Title
Standard Guide for Determination of Biobased Content, Resources Consumption, and Environmental Profile of Materials and Products
ASTM International
Publication Date:
Dec 10, 2002
Scope:
This guide covers a process to determine (1) biobased content of
materials and products, (2) total
resource consumption, both biobased and nonrenewable, in the form of
raw materials and energy, and
(3) an environmental profile, which would also include emissions and
waste generated.
Reference to the use of factors to convert materials and energy to
carbon equivalents are provided
(1-6). In addition, the use of ISO standards to determine the material
and energy inventories and
an environmental profile of the products and materials is discussed.
It is outside the scope of
this guide to provide a detailed description of the use and
application of life cycle assessment
tools and conversion factors for the determination of a biobased
material's environmental profile.
Future ASTM International standards are being prepared to cover these
subjects.
In the application of this guide, the protection of business
confidential information is an
important consideration. In general, the level of detail required to
evaluate material and energy
inputs and outputs can be reported without revealing proprietary unit
process information. Unit
processes can be treated as black boxes with inputs and outputs. If
business confidentiality is
still a concern, unit processes can be further combined or the final
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
results can be reviewed and certified by an external, independent
expert with which the vendor will
have the appropriate secrecy agreement.
Keywords:
- biobased content
- carbon
- renewable resource
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