Environmental load of magnetic recording media: LCA case study

Author

Tomita, Hidemi ; Satake, Kazuki ; Watanabe, Haruo

Author_Institution

Res. Center, Sony Corp., Yokohama, Japan

fYear

1997

fDate

5-7 May 1997

Firstpage

137

Lastpage

140

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEE.1997.605293

Filename

605293