Environmental Impact Analysis of Natural Cork Stopper Manufacturing
Autor:
Flor-Montalvo, Francisco Javier
; Martínez Cámara, Eduardo
; García-Alcaráz, Jorge Luis
; Jiménez-Macías, Emilio
; Latorre-Biel, Juan-Ignacio
; Blanco-Fernández, Julio
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2022Palabra clave:
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Agriculture (Switzerland)Tipo de Ítem:
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https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/5/636Resumen:
For both wine makers and customers, natural cork stoppers are a symbol of quality. More-over, they are essential for maintaining the organoleptic properties of bottled wines throughout their lifespan. This research relied on the life-cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to analyze the relationship between the efficient usage of cork planks and the environmental impact of the cork stopper manufacturing industry. The goals of this research were to analyze and determine the environmental impact of producing 1 kg of natural cork stoppers. The analysis considered cork stoppers of two sizes—24 × 44 mm and 26 × 44 mm—and two manufacturing methods—punching and turning. Our findings indicated that the 24 × 44 mm cork stoppers produced with the punching method had a slightly lower environmental impact (1.36 kg CO2 eq/kg) across the ten analyzed impact categories. Conversely, 26 × 44 mm turned corks had the highest impact on the environment (1.49 kg CO2 eq/kg). Additionally, a comparison of same-sized punched and turned cork stoppers showed that the former had a lower environmental impact. This phenomenon is directly related to plank usage. In conclusion, there is a clear relationship between environmental impact and the efficient usage of raw material. In turn, an efficient usage of raw material depends on both the manufacturing method and stopper size.
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