ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION as per ISO 14025 and EN 15804 Owner of the Declaration Programme holder Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU)Publisher Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU)Declaration number EPDSON20160226IBA1EN Issue date 11/17/2016 Valid to 11/16/2021 Particleboard, coated with melamine impregnated paper www.bau-umwelt.com / https://epd-online.
1. General Information 2. Product 2.1 Product description Particleboard is a panelshaped woodbased material in accordance with /EN 312/ and /EN 14322/, as well as with /ANSI A208.12016/, for the North American market, which is manufactured in a flatpressing 2 process by means of compression under heat of small wood particles with adhesive.
properties and qualities like moisture resistance, fire retardant or others. 2.2 Application The area of application for coated particleboard primarily involves decorative interior furnishings and furniture manufacturing.
2.6 Base materials / Ancillary materials Coated particleboard bonded with UF/MUF consist of (dimensions as % by mass): Wood chips, approx. 85% Water, approx. 47% UF glue / MUF glue (urea resin, melamine urea resin), approx. 810% Paraffin wax emulsion, <1.5% Coated particleboard bonded with PMDI consist of (dimensions as % by mass): Wood chips, approx. 85% Water, approx. 47% PMDI glue, approx. 810% Paraffin wax emulsion, <1.
Whenever necessary (close to nonencapsulated areas), the use of ear protection is required (PPE, Personal Protective Equipment) as an additional safety measure. As mentioned in Clause 2.7, the production sites are all /ISO 14001:2009/ certified. 2.9 Product processing/Installation Coated particleboard can be sawn, milled and drilled using standard machinery or (electric) power tools. Carbidetipped tools should be given preference, especially on circular saws.
3. LCA: Calculation rules 3.1 Declared Unit The declared unit for the LCA is 1 m2 of average particleboard. The weighted average was calculated based on production volumes from representative plants in all countries. Information on the declared unit Name Value Unit Declared unit Conversion factor to 1 kg Mass reference 1 0.099 10.10 m2 kg/m² 3.2 System boundary Type of the EPD: cradle to gate with options.
3.5 Background data Datasets from /ecoinvent v.2.2/ including all updates available under www.lcinventories.ch were used as background data exclusively; these updates include the update of energy mixes and some process chains, e.g. for the provision of natural gas. Therefore, the latest update of the background data took place in 2014. 3.
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Figure 1: Environmental impacts of particleboard coated with melamine impregnated paper along its life cycle (impacts from production modules A1-A3 = 100 %; for illustrative purposes, the biogenic carbon included in the GWP is documented separately) Figure 2 illustrates that the biogenic carbon stored in the particleboard coated with melamine impregnated paper, expressed as CO2equivalent, is higher than the CO2 emissions from fossil sources, leading to a negative GWP for the production module A1A3.
of nonused renewable energy is exported in module C3 and used energetically as a renewable secondary fuel in module D. The renewable primary energy used as energy is mainly woody biomass. The major share of the non-renewable primary energy is used energetically, mainly as natural gas in the upstream process for the production of the components of the gluing system and for the production of the melamine of the impregnated paper. A minor share is used as a material, i.e.
Result: VOC emissions tests were performed for particleboards (CARB 2 class, including P2 and fire retardant) according to /ISO1600011/, with the wall panel loading scenario. The VOC measurements allowed for a classification A+, when excluding formaldehyde (class B, when taking formaldehyde emissions into consideration). 7.
EN 13501 EN 135011:201001, Fire classification of construction products and building elements – Classification using test data from reaction to fire tests. EN 13986 EN 13986:2015, Woodbased panels for use in construction – Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking. EN 16485 EN 16485:1407, Round and sawn timber – Environmental Product Declarations – Product category rules for wood and woodbased products for use in construction.
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