Title :
Environmental load of magnetic recording media: LCA case study
Author :
Tomita, Hidemi ; Satake, Kazuki ; Watanabe, Haruo
Author_Institution :
Res. Center, Sony Corp., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The Audio Compact Cassette Tape (CC) and the Mini Disk (MD) mere investigated by lifecycle inventory analysis (LCIA). The energy consumption is approximately 6.2 MJ per piece of CC produced and 5.9 MJ per piece of MD produced. In CC, 73% of the energy consumption is from the production of materials. On the other hand, in MD, only 33% of energy consumed derives from production of materials. Also potential recyclability was estimated for both recording media. The results suggest MD has a higher potential for material recycling
Keywords :
audio discs; environmental factors; magnetic disc storage; magnetic recording; magnetic tapes; manufacture; production; recycling; LCA case study; audio compact cassette tape; energy consumption; environmental load; lifecycle inventory analysis; magnetic recording media; material recyclability estimation; materials production; mini disk; Audio recording; Computer aided software engineering; Energy consumption; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic materials; Magnetic recording; Powders; Production; Recycling; Video recording;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1997. ISEE-1997., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3808-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1997.605293
