Process information
| Key Data Set Information | |||
| Location | AU | ||
| Reference year | 2024 | ||
| Name |
| ||
| Use advice for data set | Scope: This verified EPD relates to 1kg of Sika® ViscoCrete®-10. It is manufactured at the plants of Sika Australia Pty Ltd in Wetherill Park (NSW 2164), Keysborough (VIC 3173), Pinkenba (QLD 4008), and Bibra Lake (WA 6163) in Australia. The production and transport data are representative for the period from July 2022 to June 2023. The results in this EPD are calculated using an LCA-tool verified by IBU in 2023. System boundary: Declaration type with respect to life cycle stages covered according to clause 5.2 EN 15804+A2 is cradle to gate with modules C1–C4 and module D (A1–A3, A4, A5, C and D). Modules taken into account: A1 Production of preliminary products A2 Transport to the plant A3 Production including provision of energy, production of auxiliaries and consumables and waste treatment A4 Transport from the construction site to the installation site A5 Installation, admixtures applied into the building during A5 phase operations. At this stage, an impact of the production and treatment of installation residue equal to 1% of the product is considered. C1-C2-C4-DThe building deconstruction (demolition process) takes place in C1 module which considers energy production and consumption in terms of diesel and all the emissions connected with the fuel-burning process. After the demolition, the admixture is transported to the end-of-life processing (C2 module) where all the impacts related to the transport processes are considered. One scenario is considered for the final treatment of the waste: 100% disposal (C4), modelled by landfill process where admixtures end their life cycle.Module D accounts for benefits that are beyond the defined system boundaries. Credits are generated during the incineration of the installation scrap in module A5. | ||
| Technical purpose of product or process | Sika® ViscoCrete®-10 is used as a constituent material to produce concrete. It can be used in combination with other Sika admixtures. All admixtures must be added separately and trials are recommended before use. It can also be successfully used in mix designs utilising supplementary cementitious materials. | ||
| Classification |
Class name
:
Hierarchy level
| ||
| General comment on data set | Sika® ViscoCrete®-10 is produced utilising Sikas polycarboxylate technology. The product is a liquid agent that is introduced into concrete while it is being mixed. Depending on application, the typical dosage can range from 250 ml to 2000 ml per 100 kg of total cementitious materials. Optimum dosage should be determined by site trials with the particular concrete mix design and materials. Users shall refer to the most recent Product Data Sheet for more information and advice. | ||
| Copyright | Yes | ||
| Owner of data set | |||
| Quantitative reference | |||
| Reference flow(s) |
| ||
| Time representativeness | |||
| Data set valid until | 2029 | ||
| Technological representativeness | |||
| Technology description including background system | Sika® ViscoCrete®-10 is produced utilising Sika's polycarboxylate technology. The product is a liquid agent that is introduced into concrete while it is being mixed. Depending on application, the typical dosage can range from 250 ml to 2000 ml per 100 kg of total cementitious materials. Optimum dosage should be determined by site trials with the particular concrete mix design and materials. Users shall refer to the most recent Product Data Sheet for more information and advice. Technical data: Sika® ViscoCrete®-10 meets the requirements of AS 1478.1-2000, type HWR. Declared unit: The EPD refers to the declared unit of 1kg of concrete admixture applied into the building with a density of 1.07 g/ml in accordance with IBU PCR 04-2023 Part B for concrete admixtures. | ||
Modelling and validation
| Subtype | specific dataset | ||||
| LCA methodology report | |||||
| Data sources, treatment and representativeness | |||||
| Documentation of data quality management | |||||
| Data source(s) used for this data set | |||||
| Completeness | |||||
| Validation | |||||
| |||||
| Compliance Declarations | |||||
| Compliance |
Compliance system name
|
Approval of overall compliance
|
Nomenclature compliance
|
Methodological compliance
|
Review compliance
|
Documentation compliance
|
Quality compliance
|
| Compliance |
Compliance system name
|
Approval of overall compliance
|
Nomenclature compliance
|
Methodological compliance
|
Review compliance
|
Documentation compliance
|
Quality compliance
|
Administrative information
| Commissioner and goal | |
| Commissioner of data set | |
| Data generator | |
| Data set generator / modeller | |
| Data entry by | |
| Time stamp (last saved) | 2024-07-22T00:00:00 |
| Data set format(s) | |
| Publication and ownership | |
| UUID | 16b81bf7-64f2-44a7-8e01-874096afade7 |
| Data set version | 00.04.000 |
| Registration authority | |
| Registration number | EPD-SIK-20240234-CBA2-EN |
| Owner of data set | |
| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
Environmental indicators
Indicators of life cycle