Research Article

An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey

Volume: 5 Number: 5 December 31, 2020
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An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey

Abstract

Nowadays, carbon footprint (CF) is became an important topic closely related to the ecological production of goods and services. Energy use and subsequent emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in all human facilities affect the world’s climate in the form of global warming in recent decades. The dominant greenhouse gas arising from human activities is carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon footprint is CO2 and other GHGs that are released per unit product for a specific period. The main purpose of this study is the determination of most important critic processes about that contribute to the cf problem during medium-density fiberboard (MDF) production with Pareto analysis method. MDF is a kind of composite panel product which is typically containing of cellulosic fibers with the combination of synthetic resins and additives becoming under heat and pressure. For this purpose, a wood-based panel company is selected to examine cf for its each process. As a conclusion this study makes an important contribution to the panel based industry to see the emission problems with the help of Pareto analysis and help to perform an environmental oriented production for the future. Moreover, two scenarios are built up to decrease of total carbon footprint in the selected plant. So, the analysis results are supported with two scenarios. Also, this study shall provide a general view and perception for the importance of the carbon footprint in the wood panel based industrial sector.

Keywords

Carbon footprint, Medium density fiberboard(MDF), Pareto analysis, senaryolar

Supporting Institution

İÜ Scientific Research Projects Corporation (İÜ BAP)

Project Number

Project Number: 23794

Thanks

This study was supported by the İÜ Scientific Research Projects Corporation (İÜ BAP) (Project Number: 23794).

References

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APA
Erdil, M., & Yılgör, N. (2020). An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 5(5), 841-848. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.836311
AMA
1.Erdil M, Yılgör N. An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey. JAES. 2020;5(5):841-848. doi:10.35229/jaes.836311
Chicago
Erdil, Mehtap, and Nural Yılgör. 2020. “An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences 5 (5): 841-48. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.836311.
EndNote
Erdil M, Yılgör N (December 1, 2020) An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences 5 5 841–848.
IEEE
[1]M. Erdil and N. Yılgör, “An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey”, JAES, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 841–848, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.35229/jaes.836311.
ISNAD
Erdil, Mehtap - Yılgör, Nural. “An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences 5/5 (December 1, 2020): 841-848. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.836311.
JAMA
1.Erdil M, Yılgör N. An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey. JAES. 2020;5:841–848.
MLA
Erdil, Mehtap, and Nural Yılgör. “An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, vol. 5, no. 5, Dec. 2020, pp. 841-8, doi:10.35229/jaes.836311.
Vancouver
1.Mehtap Erdil, Nural Yılgör. An Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Medium-density Fiberboard (MDF) Manufacturing: A Case Study of Wood Based Panel Production In Turkey. JAES. 2020 Dec. 1;5(5):841-8. doi:10.35229/jaes.836311