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Comparative LCA of a Bio-Based Nylon Resin
Comparative LCA of a Bio-Based Nylon Resin
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Chemicals and plastics
Food and agriculture
Website
https://www.dupont.com/products/zytel.html
Our role
We conducted the LCA study in collaboration with DuPont.
The project concerned a cradle-to-gate LCA of a specification of the bio-based nylon resin Zytel® produced by DuPont™, and a comparison with a fossil-based alternative.
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