Table A2.
LCI of 1-piece (26 kg) ‘Sleekfast’ sailing boat.
| MATERIALS | ||
| Input (materials, energy) | Unit | Comment |
| Carbon fibre | 10.5 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| SICOMIN 1500 (0,06 wt% MWCNTs) | 10 kg | Experimental Data |
| PVC foam | 1.5 kg | Ecoinvent 3.4 |
| Epoxy gelcoat | 4 kg | EuCIA - EcoImpact Calculator report v1.3, Ecoinvent 3.4 |
| Electricity, medium voltage {JP} | 3680 MJ | CF production energy [70,112] |
| Electricity, medium voltage {EU-27} | 6.48 MJ | Experimental Data |
| Electricity, medium voltage {PT} | 600 MJ | Experimental Data |
| Output/Emissions to air | Unit | Comment |
| Ammonia | 0.0122 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 0.1649 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| Carbon monoxide | 0.0340 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| Carbon dioxide | 10.636 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| Ethane | 0.0001 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| Acrylonitrile | 0.2243 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| Nitrogen | 0.1415 kg | Experimental Data |
| VOC, volatile organic compounds | 0.0035 kg | Experimental Data |
| Soot | 0.0009 kg | Experimental Data |
| Ethyne | 0.0048 kg | Experimental Data |
| VOC, volatile organic compounds | 0.0196 kg | Experimental Data |
| Carbon dioxide | 3.040 kg | Experimental Data |
| Output/Emissions to water | Unit | Comment |
| Sulfuric acid | 0.2089 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| N-N-Dimethylformamide | 0.1857 kg | [70] (updated 2014) |
| PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | 4.4 × 10−5 kg | Experimental Data |
| MANUFACTURE | ||
| Input (materials, energy) | Unit | Comment |
| Production scrap | 1.47 kg | Experimental Data |
| Packaging film, low density polyethylene {GLO} | 0.35 kg | Experimental Data |
| Acetone, liquid {GLO} | 2.37 kg | Experimental Data |
| Electricity, medium voltage {PT} | 230.4 MJ | Experimental Data |
| USE | ||
| Epoxy gelcoat | 30 kg | Assumed 2 kg biannually for 30 years operational life (EuCIA - EcoImpact Calculator report v1.3, Ecoinvent 3.4) |
| EOL DISPOSAL | ||
| Scenario 1: Landfill | Unit | Comment |
| Inert waste | 26 kg | [75] |
| Electricity, medium voltage {EU-27} | 7.02 MJ | Industrial shredder energy [55] |
| Scenario 2: Incineration of Hazardous waste | Unit | Comment |
| Electricity, medium voltage {EU-27} | 7.02 MJ | Industrial shredder [55], Incineration Haz. (Ecoinvent) |
| Scenario 3: MSW incineration with energy recovery | Unit | Comment |
| Electricity, medium voltage {EU-27} | 7.02 MJ | Industrial shredder [55] |
| Output/ avoided products | Unit | Comment |
| Electricity, medium voltage {EU-27} | 291 MJ | 35% efficiency |
| Heat, for reuse in municipal waste incineration {EU-27} | 832 MJ | [75,81] |
| Scenario 4: Thermal recycling via pyrolysis | Unit | Comment |
| Electricity, medium voltage {EU-27} | 7.02 MJ | Industrial shredder [55] |
| Electricity, medium voltage {EU-27} | 780 MJ | [61] |
| Output/ avoided products | Unit | Comment |
| Carbon fibre | 6.3 kg | 60% CF recovery [78] |
| Electricity, medium voltage {EU-27} | 396 MJ | [77] |