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Process Data set: COLAS Bitumen Emulsions Colbond (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location IE
Geographical representativeness description Ireland
Reference year 2024
Name
COLAS Bitumen Emulsions Colbond
Use advice for data set This LCA covers the Product stage (A1 - A3) and Construction Process (A4 - A5).
Technical purpose of product or process This EPD is for Colbond bitumen emulsion. It is manufactured at the COLAS Bitumen Emulsion production facility at Deerpark Industrial Estate, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland. The main components of the bitumen emulsion are: bitumen, water, emulsifier, solvent, acid and additives. The bitumen emulsion is used as a bonding layer between two asphalt layers in road surfacing. The bitumen emulsions are a mixture of two pre-mixed liquids: (a) bitumen phase: comprising bitumen, solvent and additive, and (b) water phase: comprising water, emulsifier and acid. The bitumen raw material delivered to the production site is stored in a heated bitumen storage tank at high temperature prior to mixing. After a milling process using a colloidal mill, the bitumen emulsions are stored on site in heated at tanks, at approximately 80 °C, before dispatch to site.
General comment on data set The dataset is representative for the production processes used in 2022. The data Quality Level, according to Table E.1 of EN 15804 +A2, Annex E, is as follows: • Time Representativeness is considered to be very good • Geographical Representativeness is considered to be very good • Technical Representativeness is considered to be very good Allocation of electricity and diesel and amounts thereof to the various manufacturing processes has been provided by COLAS. Allocation of impacts to the products is based on product mass. The cut-off criteria of section 6.3.6 of EN15804 +A2 have been followed.
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 1.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 1.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2029
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system The product and data used in this EPD are based on the being manufactured in the Republic of Ireland, and transported from the production site in Co. Wicklow, to customers within the island of Ireland.

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A4
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Use of renewable primary energy (PERE)
Input
  • 204
  • 4.18
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM)
Input
  • 32.4
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of renewable primary energy resource (PERT)
Input
  • 236
  • 4.18
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE)
Input
  • 3.22E+4
  • 386
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM)
Input
  • 6.97
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT)
Input
  • 3.22E+4
  • 386
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of secondary material (SM)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF)
Input
  • 0.0567
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF)
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Use of net fresh water (FW)
Input
  • 1.19
  • 0.0346
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Hazardous waste disposed (HWD)
Output
  • 0.0206
  • 0.000963
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD)
Output
  • 16.1
  • 13.1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Radioactive waste disposed (RWD)
Output
  • 0.207
  • 0.00247
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Components for re-use (CRU)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for recycling (MFR)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Materials for energy recovery (MER)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported electrical energy (EEE)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Exported thermal energy (EET)
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A4
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 3.03E+4
  • 363
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.00192
  • 0.0000621
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 3.6
  • 0.134
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.000489
  • 0.00000558
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.00406
  • 0.000144
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.459
  • 0.0481
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 4.91
  • 0.53
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -4.37
  • 0.018
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 363
  • 24.8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.133
  • 0.00736
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 359
  • 24.8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Global warming potential except emissions and uptake of biogenic carbon (GWP-IOBC/GHG)
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 2.96
  • 0.157
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 39.3
  • 0.933
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

IndicatorUnit Raw material supply
A1
 Transport
A4
 Transport
C2
 Waste processing
C3
 Disposal
C4
 Recycling Potential
D
1This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.
2The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties on these results are high or as there is limited experiences with the indicator.
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
  • 1.59E+4
  • 262
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 1.83E-7
  • 8.86E-9
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 0.00000466
  • 2.45E-7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 127
  • 1.57
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 4.36E+3
  • 187
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 0.0000204
  • 0.00000367
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0