Abiotic depletion

As mentioned earlier, the impact categories that wiU be taken into account are global warming, acidification, and abiotic depletion as they all play an important role in the life cycle of green composites. These are some of the areas where green composites are interested in reducing the environmental impacts. 

Acidification is another process where, SO, ammonia, and NO produced because of combustion of fuel may result in acid rain on reaction with water vapors (fog, snow). This results in acidification of water, which is a threat to fresh water organisms and marine life. It also has negative impacts on rivers, lakes, and forests. 

Abiotic depletion is another term used for resource depletion. Abiotic depletion should be studied in the context of identifying problems within clear system boundaries of economy and environment. 

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Abiotic Depletion. This takes account of depletion of all non-renewable resources. The impact is calculated as the sum of the resource used for each functional unit divided by the estimated reserves of that resource. 

Alternative Material consumption (kg) Greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2) Abiotic depletion (kg Sb eq) EntropMcation (kg PO4 eq) Litter marine biodiversity (kgy) Litter aesthetics (m y)... 

Resource consumption, abiotic depletion potential (ADP) in kg of Sb equivalent... 

ADP (Abiotic Depletion Potential) in kg antimony eq yr" MT POCP (Photooxidant Creation Potential) in kg ethylene eq yr MT ... 

The three categories that would be taken into account are global warming, acidification, and abiotic depletion. The method that has been used to analyze the impacts is Center for environmental science (CML) 2 baseline 2000. This method is an update from the CML 1992 method. This version is based on the spread sheet... 

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