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1. Abiotic resource depletion in LCA—background and update of the anthropogenic stock extended abiotic depletion potential (AADP) model

Author:
Schneider, Laura; Berger, Markus; Finkbeiner, Matthias
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 709-721
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
adenosine diphosphate; humans; models; sustainable development
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The depletion of abiotic resources needs to be discussed in the light of available geologic stocks. For the evaluation of long-term resource availability under consideration of the resources’ functional relevance, the abiotic resource stock that is ultimately available for human purposes needs to be identified. This paper discusses the determination of geologic resources stocks and outlin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0864-0

2. Consensus building on the development of a stress-based indicator for LCA-based impact assessment of water consumption: outcome of the expert workshops

Author:
Boulay, Anne-Marie; Bare, Jane; De Camillis, Camillo; Döll, Petra; Gassert, Francis; Gerten, Dieter; Humbert, Sebastien; Inaba, Atsushi; Itsubo, Norihiro; Lemoine, Yann; Margni, Manuele; Motoshita, Masaharu; Núñez, Montse; Pastor, Amandine V.; Ridoutt, Brad; Schencker, Urs; Shirakawa, Naoki; Vionnet, Samuel; Worbe, Sebastien; Yoshikawa, Sayaka; Pfister, Stephan
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 577-583
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
experts; groundwater; human health; humans; midpoint indicator; models; spring; summer; surface water; terrestrial ecosystems; water supply
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The WULCA group, active since 2007 on Water Use in LCA, commenced the development of consensus-based indicators in January 2014. This activity is planned to last 2 years and covers human health, ecosystem quality, and a stress-based indicator. This latter encompasses potential deprivation of both ecosystem and human, hence aiming to represent potential impacts more comprehensively than an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0869-8

3. Environmental and economic impact of furfuralcohol production using corncob as a raw material

Author:
Hong, Jingmin; Zhou, Jing; Hong, Jinglan
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 623-631
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
agricultural wastes; biobased products; corn cobs; databases; economic impact; electricity; emissions; environmental impact; furfural; heavy metals; industry; infrastructure; life cycle assessment; life cycle costing; phosphorus; pollution; production technology; raw materials; waste disposal; water reuse
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Corncob as agricultural waste has dramatically increased in recent years. Some corncobs are recycled and reused as bioproducts, whereas a large amount remains unused and burned in the fields. Currently, furfural production technology is one of the most commonly used technologies for corncob valorization because furfural is one of the most promising chemicals for sustainable chemical produ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0854-2

4. Estimation of soil carbon change from rotation cropping of rapeseed with wheat in the hydrotreated renewable jet life cycle

Author:
Ukaew, Suchada; Beck, Emily; Archer, David W.; Shonnard, David R.
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 608-622
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
best management practices; carbon; climate change; crop management; crops; feedstocks; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; models; no-tillage; petroleum; prediction; rapeseed; reduced tillage; soil; wheat; United States
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Rapeseed is being considered as a potential feedstock for hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuel in the USA through its cultivation in rotation with wheat. The goal of this research was to determine the impact of soil C changes, induced through replacing the fallow period with rapeseed in rotation with wheat, and the effects it would have on emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) of rapeseed H ...
Datasets:
  Unit process data for Rapeseed production in the U.S. wheat belt
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0863-1

5. Introducing a new method for calculating the environmental credits of end-of-life material recovery in attributional LCA

Author:
Gala, Alba Bala; Raugei, Marco; Fullana-i-Palmer, Pere
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 645-654
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
aluminum; attributional life cycle assessment; cardboard; databases; environmental markets; glass; management systems; methodology; paper; plastics; recycled materials; recycling; steel
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: This paper aims to provide an alternative method for calculating the environmental credits associated with material recycling in life cycle assessment (LCA) of waste management systems. The method proposed here is more consistent with the general attributional approach in LCA than the hitherto common practice of simply assuming a 1:1 substitution of primary material production. METHODS: T ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0861-3

6. Life cycle environmental impact of different replacement options for a typical old flat roof

Author:
Napolano, Loredana; Menna, Costantino; Asprone, Domenico; Prota, Andrea; Manfredi, Gaetano
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 694-708
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
buildings; clay; climate change; computer software; decision making; design for environment; ecosystems; energy; environmental assessment; environmental impact; environmental performance; functional properties; human health; human resources; materials life cycle; midpoint indicator; polystyrenes; steel; sustainable development
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Numerous strategies have been implemented to reduce the global environmental burden of construction activities in order to achieve sustainable development goals. However, with regard to renovating and retrofitting existing buildings, life cycle assessment (LCA)-based studies mostly focus on the improvement of a building’s energy performance rather than on the structural aspects of the ret ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0852-4

7. Life cycle inventory data quality issues for bioplastics feedstocks

Author:
Grabowski, Alix; Selke, Susan E. M.; Auras, Rafael; Patel, Martin K.; Narayan, Ramani
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 584-596
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
biobased products; bioplastics; biopolymers; corn; data collection; databases; feedstocks; land use change; life cycle inventory; pedigree; sugarcane; Africa; Asia; Europe; Middle East; United States
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: Bioplastics are a growing field, but with their expansion come unique environmental issues associated with the cultivation and processing of feedstocks. Availability of appropriate, high-quality data is a problem in life cycle assessment (LCA) of biopolymers and other bio-based materials that limits the accuracy and usefulness of study results. It is therefore critical that these data gap ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0853-3

8. Road LCA: the dedicated ECORCE tool and database

Author:
Jullien, Agnès; Dauvergne, Michel; Proust, Chantal
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 655-670
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
case studies; databases; energy; engineers; environmental assessment; equipment; issues and policy; life cycle assessment; road construction; roads; traffic
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: This paper presents a specific tool called “ECORCE” (French acronym for ECO-comparator applied to Road Construction and Maintenance) dedicated to the road pavement life cycle assessment. This tool aims to reduce the consumption of materials, water, and energy by means of evaluating impacts. METHODS: The environmental assessment has been based on the LCA framework established by the SETAC ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0858-y

9. Simulation-based design for resource efficiency of metal production and recycling systems: Cases - copper production and recycling, e-waste (LED lamps) and nickel pig iron

Author:
Reuter, Markus A.; van Schaik, Antoinette; Gediga, Johannes
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 671-693
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
best available technology; computer software; databases; economic valuation; electronic wastes; emissions; energy balance; environmental assessment; environmental impact; environmental indicators; environmental performance; exergy; industry; iron; lamps; life cycle assessment; minerals; nickel; prediction; primary productivity; processing technology; recycling; systems analysis
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: This paper illustrates how a product-centric approach to recycling, building on the extensive expertise, knowhow and tools of the mineral-centric classical minerals and metallurgical processing, should be core to Design for Resource Efficiency (DfRE). METHODS: Process simulation (HSC Sim 1974-2014, Outotec's design tool) and environmental software (GaBi 2014) are applied to quantify resou ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0860-4

10. Using national inventories for estimating environmental impacts of products from industrial sectors: a case study of ethanol and gasoline

Author:
Sengupta, Debalina; Hawkins, Troy R.; Smith, Raymond L.
Source:
The international journal of life cycle assessment 2015 v.20 no.5 pp. 597-607
ISSN:
0948-3349
Subject:
case studies; corn; emissions; emissions factor; energy; energy content; environmental impact; ethanol; ethanol production; fuel production; gasoline; human health; inventories; product life cycle; supply chain; system boundary; trade; transportation; United States
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: In order to understand the environmental outcomes associated with the life cycle of a product, to compare these outcomes across products, or to design more sustainable supply chains, it is often desirable to estimate results for a reference supply chain representative of the conditions for a sector in a specific region. This paper, by examining ethanol and gasoline production processes, e ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11367-015-0859-x