FNPS 3680 Exam 1 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers

FNPS 3680 Exam 1 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers

Question:
A tool used by industry that assesses a product and package's
impact on the environment from the very earliest stages of
raw material acquisition to how it is disposed of when the
consumer is finished using the product and package is called:

Answer:
LCA


Question:
In its application, what biopolymer is currently used to replace
PET or polyester?

Answer:
Polylactic Acid


Question:
(T/F) One benefit in accepting ethanol as a viable alternative
to petroleum gasoline is that there is a strong infrastructure
designed to distribute the alternative fuel. Because there are
existing pipelines to distribute the fuel, no additional
petroleum gasoline will be used to transport the ethanol in
order for it to be used.

Answer:
False


Question:
PLA films or plastics can be made from?

Answer:
any renewable resource containing starch


Question:
Compostability

, Answer:
90% of material breakdown to CO2


Question:
Macroplastics

Answer:
>2.5cm


Question:
Microplastics

Answer:
1um-5mm


Question:
Nanoplastics

Answer:
1-100nm


Question:
Methanotrophs

Answer:
Microorganisms that use methane to make plastics


Question:
The Paris Agreement

Answer:
Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2 preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius,
compared to pre-industrial levels


Question:
Carbon Intensity

Answer:
Amount of GHG emission/dollar in sales