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Data set: Acetic acid (09.00.000)

Other versions:   00.00.000
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Full name
Acetic acid; catalytic reaction of methanol and carbon monoxide; single route, at plant; 1,05 g/cm3, 60,05 g/mol
Location
MY
Reference year
2013
Valid until
2018
Reference flow(s)
Type
LCI result
Parameterized?
no
LCIA results included?
no
Category
Materials / Organic chemicals
Synonyms
C2H4O2, CAS 64-19-7, ethanoic acid
Use advice for data set
The LCI data set should be used for LCI/ LCA studies where acetic acid is used along the production chain. The most important application fields of acetic acid are in the chemical sector as an chemical reagent. The largest single use of acetic acid is in the production of vinyl acetate monomer, closely followed by acetic anhydride and ester production. Smaller volumes are used in vinegar production.
Data set use approval
No official approval by producer or operator
General comment
For each material or good with domestic production a regionalized LCI data set was established using Malaysian specific energy supply chains and if possible also Malaysian specific preliminary products. The regionalisation was conducted based on the product systems in the GaBi 6.4 data base. Most of these product systems for materials/goods have German, European or Global boundary conditions. Energy: All energy data sets with exception of the compressed air processes (unit processes) are modelled with Malaysian boundary conditions. Fuel mixes (import and domestic production) are modelled according to statistical data and specific emission data for the relevant production countries and transportation routes. Inorganic and organic chemicals: For all inorganic and organic chemicals the assumption was made that thermal energy and steam is generated from natural gas. Minerals: According to the Malaysian Mineral Yearbook close to 100% of the Gypsum is imported from Thailand and Barite is imported from Thailand and China. These data sets were regionalized with Thai or Chinese energy data sets. Construction materials: The energy carriers used for the production of cement, calcium oxide or particles board varies a lot depending on county and region. For the cement production and lime (calcium oxide) production 95% coal use and 5% use of palm kernel shell (PKS) will be assumed based on several publications. The use of old tyres was neglected. For the production of particle boards or plywood energy supply (power and thermal energy) by biomass was assumed. Metals: The regionalization was done based on the experts at SIRIM and several publications as well as an extended internet research. For the metals gold, zinc, ferro chrome, ferro nickel and primary lead 100% or close to 100% import was found. A real regionalization (production in Malaysia) was not done for these metals, instead an import based on global production and the transport to Malaysia was modelled, resulting in so called consumption mixes. A copper matte process (100% import), a regionalized copper process based on imported copper matte and an additional global copper mix process were generated. Primary aluminium is not produced in Malaysia. The aluminium sheet and profile processes are based on a global primary aluminium mix, the extrusion process and the sheet making processes are regionalized.
LCI Method Principle
Attributional
LCI Method Approaches
  • Allocation - net calorific value
  • Allocation - market value
  • Allocation - mass
  • Allocation - exergetic content
Completeness of product model
All relevant flows quantified
Reviews
  • Dependent internal review by
    Data quality indicators
    • Overall quality: Good
    • Methodological appropriateness and consistency: Good
    • Precision: Good
    • Completeness: Good
    • Geographical representativeness: Good
    • Time representativeness: Very good
    • Technological representativeness: Good
License and access conditions
Copyright
yes
License type
Other
Access information
The data set can be used free of charge by anybody to perform LCA studies, to distribute it to third parties, to convert it to other formats, to develop own data sets etc. as long as the copyright and license conditions for the data sets of the Malaysian Life Cycle Inventory Database and the ILCD format are met that can be accessed via http://lca.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Please note e.g. that reference must be given to the 'Owner of data set' and to the 'Malaysian Life Cycle Inventory Database' plus version number, when using the data set or parts thereof. Please note also, that any modifications/omissions of the data set results in invalidity of any existing 'Official approval of data set by producer/operator', that the impression must be avoided that this would still be a complete data set of the Malaysian Life Cycle Inventory Database, and that the content of further fields has to be adjusted. For details see the aforementioned copyright and license conditions.
Owner of data set
thinkstep
Technical purpose
Acetic acid is used for food purposes and for the chemical industry.
Input Products
Co-Products
Data set version
09.00.000
Time stamp (last saved)
2015-03-01T07:00:00+08:00
Data set format
ILCD format 1.1
Other versions
Compliance systems
  • GaBi conformity system (Overall compliance: Fully compliant)
  • ILCD Data Network - Entry-level (Overall compliance: Not defined)
  • UNEP SETAC Life Cycle Initiative (Overall compliance: Not defined)
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