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DOCUMENTED LOWER CO2 footprints
A life cycle analysis (LCA), methodology according to the ISO-standards 14040/44, conducted on the below Borregaard’s products and synthetic alternatives concluded that Borregaard’s products are the more sustainable alternative.
NORSUS, Norway’s leading independent research institute for LCA and other environmental impact analyses, performed these studies in 2022.
ACTIVANCE UV vs Naphtalene sulfonic acid
NORSUS concluded that Borregaard’s Activance UV has a 49% lower CO2 footprint through the overall life cycle compared to Naphthalene sulfonic acid, a precursor in the production of PNS condensate.
Figure 1. The CO2 emissions of Activance UV vs Naphthalene sulfonic acid.
Greensperse S9 VS POLYCARBOXYLATE
Borregaard’s Greensperse S9 was compared to a fossil dispersant, polycarboxylate, and it was concluded by NORSUS that a replacement with Greensperse S9 will reduce the CO2 emissions by over 70%.
Figure 2. The CO2 emissions of Greensperse S9 vs Polycarboxylate.
MARASPERSE ag vs edta
NORSUS concluded that by replacing EDTA (dosage 7.7 kg/ha) with Borregaard’s complexing biopolymer Marasperse AG (dosage 3.15 kg/ha) for application of zinc & manganese to tangerines, you can reduce CO2 emissions by 92%.
Figure 3. The CO2 emissions of using Marasperse AG (dosage 3.15 kg/ha) vs EDTA (dosage 7.7 kg/ha) for application of zinc and manganese.