Walichnowska Patrycja, Kruszelnicka Weronika, Mazurkiewicz Adam, Kłos Zbigniew, Rudawska Anna, Bembenek Michał
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Al. Prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Institute of Machines and Motor Vehicles, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.
Materials (Basel). 2024 Aug 20;17(16):4115. doi: 10.3390/ma17164115.
This article shows an analysis of selected stages of a machine's life cycle environmental impact in the specific case of machines that package bottles in thermo-shrinkable film. As part of this analysis, laboratory tests were carried out to compare the performance properties of polyethylene films (with and without recycled material). Then, a life cycle assessment (LCA) was carried out within the specified system boundaries using the SimaPro program. Using the ReCiPe 2016 method, differences in the impact of the mass bottle packaging process on the categories human health, ecosystems and resources were determined depending on the shrink film used in the process. These tests showed that the tested batch of film with the addition of recyclates has similar functional properties to traditional ones and can therefore be used in the mass packaging process. The environmental analysis showed that changing the type of film to film with the addition of recyclates results in an almost 70% reduction in the potential negative impact of the process in terms of damage to health and ecosystems, and by 85% in terms of resources.
本文展示了对机器生命周期特定阶段环境影响的分析，该机器用于将瓶子包装在热收缩薄膜中。作为该分析的一部分，进行了实验室测试以比较聚乙烯薄膜（含和不含回收材料）的性能特性。然后，使用SimaPro程序在指定的系统边界内进行了生命周期评估（LCA）。采用ReCiPe 2016方法，根据包装过程中使用的收缩薄膜，确定了批量瓶子包装过程对人类健康、生态系统和资源等类别的影响差异。这些测试表明，添加回收物的测试批次薄膜具有与传统薄膜相似的功能特性，因此可用于批量包装过程。环境分析表明，将薄膜类型改为添加回收物的薄膜，在对健康和生态系统的损害方面，该过程的潜在负面影响几乎降低了70%，在资源方面降低了85%。
