DATASET

Copper tube; technology mix; consumption mix, at plant; diameter 15 mm, 1 mm thickness (Location: EU-15)

Collection: EPLCA : DEPRECATED - European Platform on Life Cycle Assessment 

Description

The data set is part of a LCA study on copper products. The study is based on recent industry data supplied by the European copper industry, and thus reflecting the reality in copper semis fabrication. In comparative studies on tubes for various plumbing systems, e.g. drinking water, heating and gas, it is misleading to simply consider the impact of 1 m of tube made from different materials. Plumbing systems are normally designed to transport specified volumes of fluids, with different tube diameters and wall thicknesses required dependent on the choice of material. In addition, consideration must be given to the different design practices, installation and jointing standards and regulatory requirements for each. Many cradle to grave life cycle assessment studies have shown that the environmental aspects from the use and end of life phases of products are often much more significant. The economic value of copper scrap, based on its ability to be recycled 100% without any loss in performance, must be included in comparative assessments.

Technical Purpose: Copper tube is typically used in building and construction sector.

Geographical Representation: EU-15

Contact

Email
ec-eplca (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

  • Simone Fazio
  • David Pennington

How to cite

Fazio, Simone; Pennington, David (2000): Copper tube; technology mix; consumption mix, at plant; diameter 15 mm, 1 mm thickness (Location: EU-15). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-eplca-a1baa4f2-50d3-44a1-b806-465c3d9ef1a7

Keywords

Materials production Metals and semimetals

Data access

Full ELCD Database
Use conditions
 
Access conditions
No limitations 
URL 
  • Landing Page to download the full ELCD Database.

Geographic areas

European Union

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2000-01-01 2009-12-31

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2019-08-19
Modified date
2019-08-19
Issued date
2000-01-01
Landing page
http://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ELCD3/ 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Environment, Science and technology
Update frequency
irregular
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-eplca-a1baa4f2-50d3-44a1-b806-465c3d9ef1a7
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