A hybrid MCDA-LCA approach for assessing carbon foot-prints and environmental impacts of China’s paper producing industry and printing services

Environmental Systems Research

Table 3 Life cycle inventory of electricity printing services in a printing factory of China

Technological process		Quantity		Unit	Functional unit
Pre-press	Designing	China Southern power grid	0.571	kwh	1 piece of printing plate
		Diesel generator of the factory itself	8.16E-04	kwh
	Plate-making	China Southern power grid	0.715	kwh
		Diesel generator of the factory itself	2.77E-03	kwh
Printing		China Southern power grid	0.0302	kwh	1 sheet for printing paper
Printing		Diesel generator of the factory itself	8.47E-05	kwh	1 sheet for printing paper
Post-press	Bookbinding	China Southern power grid	2.13E-03	kwh	1 sheet for printing paper
	Bookbinding	Diesel generator of the factory itself	1.13E-05	kwh
	Storage	China Southern power grid	1.01E-04	kg