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Life cycle assessment of floor care : a comparative study of the Twister™ method and floor care methods using polish and wax

This study was initiated by the authors in order to evaluate the Twister™ method’s environmental pros and cons in relation to other traditional floor care methods using polish and wax. This has been ascertained through a Life Cycle Assessment which was conducted within the study. The study has been in co-operation with HTC Sweden AB, the developer of the Twister™ method. The results show that the elements of the Twister™ method with the greatest environmental impact are the scrubbing machine that is used and the low energy consumption that the Twister™ method requires. The results also show that the Twister™ method has a significantly lower environmental impact than floor care methods using polish or wax. The parts of the Twister™ pad that have the greatest environmental impact are the industrial diamonds and the material that makes up the pad.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-21986
Date January 2009
CreatorsLindahl, Mattias, Larsson, Henrik
PublisherLinköpings universitet, Industriell miljöteknik, Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan, Linköpings universitet, Industriell miljöteknik, Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan, Sapporo, Japan
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeConference paper, info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
RelationProceedings of EcoDesign 2009: 6th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing

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