The Life Cycle Assesment (LCA) is a methodology that allows the evaluation of the environmental impacts of a product or service. 

In this case, thanks to the LCA it is possible to compare the environmental impacts associated to the CO₂ synthesis in different manufacturing scenarios, analysing the impacts of the different lyfe cycle stages for every production case: obtaining raw materials, manufacturing, distribution, use and end of life.

Specific, the LIFE CO₂IntBio project report, asses the impact of  CO₂ synthesis:

Life Cycle Assesment (LCA) is a methodology that objectively evaluates environmental impacts of a product or a service during all the life stages of its existance. 

It has been developed de LCA of the CO₂ production in three different scenarios:

Circular economy is a model of regenerative economy where raw materials come back to the natural cycle or the productive cycle. This way, the product value, materials and resources are maintened in the value chain the most time possible. 

Innovation is key for the transition to a new economic model. Business collaboration and sinergies creation between different industries become a tool to develop a systemic approach of circular economy into the industrial sector. 

CO₂ market has a great growth projection especially due to the development of new CO₂ applications, especially as a sustainable alternative to other chemical products frequently used currently. 

This is very interesting for positioning the Green CO₂ produced in the LIFE CO₂IntBio project, with a 100% renewable origin, wich provides added value for its use as raw material by companies that are increasingly aware of environmental values. 

CO₂ as commercial product has multiple applications and is highly demanded by different sectors of activity. We can find CO₂ in many products consumed on a daily basis. Furthermore, it is the center of several research projects that investigate in new sustainable uses for this gas, since it can be an  alternative more respectful than other chemical products currently used.

In the document attached it is possible to find further information about the variety of uses for the CO₂.

The main objective of the LIFE CO₂IntBio project is to contribute to the climate change mitigation through a model of industrial integration based in carbon capture and use technologies. 

The technology used in the LIFE CO₂IntBio pilot project allows to avoid the emissions of 420 kg of CO₂ equivalent for a ton of CO₂ produced.

The next inphographic shows other interesting results of the project.