d0028f4d-4133-4e65-b091-f1601820549dRock mineral wool, DDP - Knauf Insulation (D from C4)DIN EN 13162; CE-Identification; Z-23.15-1475 (DIBt); Z 1-071.0-01 (FIW); DIN 4108Single producer (in factory Sankt Egidien)145 ± 10% kg/m³Materials productionOther mineralic materialsA comparison with other products is only allowed by a similar application in the building.
This dataset contains results for module D according to DIN EN 15804.
A comparison or evaluation of EPD data is only possible if all the datasets are created to be compared to EN 15804 and the product-specific features are considered.36The data set represents the Knauf specific situation, focusing on the main technologies and the legislative boundary conditions.In this Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) the rockwool DDP product of the company Knauf is described. The rock mineral wool is an insulation material of inorganic origin intended for thermal and acoustic insulation, as well as for fire prevention in civil engineering, industry and the shipbuilding industry. Raw materials used for the production of rock mineral wool are stone of volcanic origin (diabase and dolomite, and in lesser extent basalt) and so-called briquettes (obtained by the recycling of technological process waste with the addition of cement – such a recycling provides a closed circle of recycling and waste).
Knauf Insulation DDP and DDP-RT are compact rock mineral wool slabs with stable density which belongs to the very hard products. The product is incombustible, resistant to high temperatures, water-repellent, resistant to aging and chemically neutral. Its dimensions are not changed in case of great temperature variations. In fact the only difference within the products is the density.
The LCA results include the life cycle stages of the production of rockwools, mining, processing operations and input secondary materials (eg recycling processes), their transport to the factory and the production itself, including the provision of all supplies and materials, energy, and the complete waste treatment or landfilling of residual waste during the production stage. The modules A1, A2 and A3 are shown here as an aggregate module A1-A3. If these data were calculated for other modules, you will find them separately and a consideration of the entire life cycle can be merged.
The declaration refers to the functional unit of 1m³ of rockwool DDP product.The product is intended for thermal and sound insulation, as well as for fire protection in flat roofs. It is adequate for application under all types of waterproofing foils, for inaccessible roofs and accessible roofs – terraces. It is easily installed on concrete underlay as well as on profiled steel structures.
In the application area DAA according to DIN 4108-10 "external insulation of roof or ceiling, protected from the weather, insulation beneath sealings" the insulation material takes over the load-absorbing function. The wind suction-assurance of these structures can either be caused by mechanical fixing, gluing or load.
In the application area DAD "external insulation of roof or ceiling, protected from the weather, insulation beneath coverage" the transfer of load takes place over the coverage. The wind suction-assurance takes place mostly due to mechanical fixation of the outer shell.EPD_Rock mineral wool DDP_Knauf InsulationLCI resultAttributionalnoneNot applicableFOREGROUND system:
The data have been provided for the whole plant and by the cupola process unit also two other by-products (coke undersize and iron ore) are produced and sold. As the contribution of the co-products to the overall revenue represents less than 1% and it is considered as very low (DIN EN 15804), the allocation can be neglected.
BACKGROUND system:
During the production of rock mineral wool many different waste occur. Most of it is either recycled directly in plant Sankt Egidien for other production periods (stay as stock) or looped to other process units for the production from May 2011 to October 2011. Some recycling materials from stock are also used in the studied production period.
The amount of recycling materials needed as an input by the briquette production unit comes from waste under cupola and from the fiberisation & forming unit. Around two millions kg of “waste” coming from these two unit processes are not used and stay as stock 1 for future production periods.
In fiberisation & forming there is also an input of recycling goods which is on the one hand coming from the end of line and on the other hand consumed from another internal stock (stock 2).
Stock 1:
• Waste under cupola • from cupola process in St. Egidien
• Wool waste and dust • from cupola process in St. Egidien
• Waste under spinner/chamber filter • from fiberisation and forming process in St. Egidien
Stock 2: Rock mineral wool production St. Egidien – fiberisation and forming:
• Line waste from curing oven in St. Egidien
The mass flows of these recycling materials are connected via a closed loop in the model.
In waste-to-energy plants combustible waste materials are utilized as a source of energy (e.g. plastics, wood). The modeled thermal utilization of the combustibles in their end of life process takes place in a waste-to-energy plant. The allocation of potential energy credits for the electricity and thermal energy produced in the waste-to-energy plant is done based on the calorific value of the input, taking into account the energy efficiency of the plant. The credit for the thermal energy is calculated based on country specific "Thermal energy from natural gas" as well as the credit for electricity from the country specific “Power grid mix” and is given in D. The calculation of emissions (e.g. CO2, HCl, SO2 or heavy metals) which are dependent on the input is performed based on the waste elementary composition. The technology-dependant emissions (e.g. CO) are assigned based on the exhaust gas volume.noneAll data obtained from the data collection have been considered, for example all raw materials used according to their composition, thermal energy and power consumption, all direct production waste as well as all available emission measurements that have been accounted in the LCA. Thus all materials and energy flows with a contribution of less than 1% have been considered as cut-off data.
It can be therefore assumed that the neglected processes that are less than 5% to the considered impact categories had contributed. In the manufacturing process required machines and equipment have been neglected.noneThe primary data have been collected from Knauf Insulation GmbH from the factory in Sankt Egidien, in Germany. For the background data the GaBi 4 Database (GaBi 2010) developed by thinkstep AG, is used. The current mix used originates from data source in Germany.noneTo model the life cycle of the production of DDP rockwool insulation boards, the data used have been collected from one half year production of the products in the company. All other relevant background records were the database of the software GaBi 4 whose age is less than 6 years.noneGaBi databasesEPA: Sugarbeet Processing100.0This dataset contains results for the aggregated module D according to DIN EN 15804.No statementCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Freshwater Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (FAETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Human Toxicity Potential (HTP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Marine Aquatic Ecotoxicity Pot. (MAETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Terrestric Ecotoxicity Potential (TETP inf.)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Abiotic Depletion (ADP elements)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years), excl biogenic carbonCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100 years)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Abiotic Depletion (ADP fossil)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Eutrophication Potential (EP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Photochem. Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Acidification Potential (AP)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Ozone Layer Depletion Potential (ODP, steady state)CML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), incl bio. C, incl LUC, no norm/weightCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), excl bio. C, incl LUC, no norm/weightCML2001 - Apr. 2013, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100), Land Use Change only, no norm/weightThe LCI method applied is in compliance with ISO 14040 and 14044. The documentation includes all relevant information in view of the data quality and scope of the application of the respective LCI result / data set. The dataset represents the state-of-the-art in view of the referenced functional unit.IBUnoneGaBi Modelling PrinciplesFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantFully compliantNot definedKnauf InsulationLCI dataset for life cycle assessments of the systems involving production of 1 m³ rock mineral wool flat roof product DDP.thinkstep2019-02-01T00:00:00.000ILCD format 1.1thinkstepNo official approval by producer or operator2019-02-01T00:00:00.00000.00.001Data set finalised; entirely publishedKnauf InsulationtrueOtherThe EPD owner has agreed to add LCI information corresponding to the EPD to the GaBi databases. The data set can be used free of charge by anybody to perform LCA studies with GaBi software and databases. Any use of the LCI data outside of the GaBi software and databases should not be considered before having received any written permission from thinkstep.
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