utility

Instrument air

Dried compressed air for instruments and tools (kg of dry air); made by processes/utility-instrument-air.

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Made by

Instrument air, dried, 8 bar(a)Main productConcept · not reviewed

Used by

No process in the Atlas uses this yet.

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Routes compared

One route in the Atlas makes Instrument air: nothing to compare yet. A comparison appears when a second route is added.

Per 1 kg of Instrument air: inventory from each route's LCI dataset, unallocated; footprints per the functional unit of their own LCA.

Route	Tier, design maturity, review status	Geography, year	Energy	Feedstocks	Key emissions	Footprint	Comparability
Instrument air, dried, 8 bar(a)oil-free multistage compressor, heatless desiccant dryer	Tier 1 (sourced conceptual)Design maturity: Concept (research)Not independently reviewedDataset review: unreviewed	GLO, 2026	Compressor package: 0.096 kWh	Water vapour in the intake air: 0.0103 kg (free)	none	no footprint	–

ISO 14044 requires a critical review (by a panel of interested parties, ISO/TS 14071) of a comparative assertion intended to be disclosed to the public. These routes are listed side by side for screening; a statement that one is better than another needs that review. None of these routes has had such a review.