An eco-profile of thermoplastic protein derived from blood meal Part 1: allocation issues |
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Authors: | Jim M. Bier Casparus J. R. Verbeek Mark C. Lay |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Engineering, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand; |
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Abstract: | Purpose A renewable thermoplastic called Novatein Thermoplastic Protein (NTP) has been developed from blood meal—a low-value by-product of the meat processing industry. The aim of this research was to develop a non-renewable energy and greenhouse gas emission eco-profile for cradle to gate production of NTP. Environmental impacts of supplying blood meal as a raw material were investigated using different allocation methods for farming and blood meal production. These included mass, economic, treating low-value by-products as waste and system expansion by substitution. In part 2, the entire system will be analysed on a cradle to gate basis and include the production of thermoplastic (NTP). |
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