2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Life cycle assessment of commercial washing for sustainable clothing washing
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21500747
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General human life sciences
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| Research Institution | Kyoritsu Women's Junior College |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMAGUCHI Yoko 共立女子短期大学, 生活科学科, 教授 (20201832)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 衣生活 / 被服整理 / 洗浄 / クリーニング / ライフサイクルアセスメント |
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| Research Abstract |
The most common professional laundry services available today are professional dry-cleaning and laundering. This study seeks to estimate greenhouse gas emissions(GHG emission) based on LCA analysis of each step of the cleaning processes and discusses methods for reducing emissions. As a result, the GHG emissions generated by the dry cleaning process depend significantly on the types of solvents used. The steam required for solvent recovery contributes a large portion of these emissions, followed by the steam used in finishing processes. Improving boiler efficiency is a key factor in reducing GHG emissions in both dry cleaning and laundry processes.
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Research Products
(18 results)
