Application of life cycle assessment to chemical processes

Burgess, Amanda A; Brennan, David J

doi:10.1016/s0009-2509(00)00511-x

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“…The general principle consists of estimating and evaluating risk to the environment caused by a particular activity or exposure (Burgess and Brennan 2001), and then developing risk management in order to reduce the risks of harmful effects to man and/or the environment (Olsen et al 2001).…”

Section: Environmental Assessment Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This technique considers both environmental and socio-economic issues relative to a proposed project, usually by using checklists of potential environmental impacts, in order to provide qualitative and quantitative information, which then permits minimization of environmental impact and identification of benefits (Burgess and Brennan 2001). However, because this method focuses on a specific project (site specific, activity specific, and time specific), it is often more a legal procedure than a detailed environmental assessment tool (Jolliet et al 2005).…”

Section: Environmental Assessment Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rebitzer and Pennington (2004) Azapagic (1999) and Burgess et al (2001) provided a brief history of the methodology from its original form ('net energy analysis studies' 1970), to its slow evolution (the consideration of waste and emissions), and then the creation in 1993 of a general method for conducting effective LCA studies by the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC 1993). They also described and discussed aspects of the ISO standard (ISO 1997) and stressed the specificity of including a sensitive analysis for this latter.…”

Section: Towards Sustainable Pse?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…During the early years of LCA, the methodology was mostly applied to products but recent literature suggests that it also has the potential as an analysis and design tool for processes (Burgess and Brennan 2001;Gillani et al 2010).…”

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the process industry: a review

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Section: Environmental Assessment Techniquesmentioning

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the process industry: a review

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Sablayrolles

2012

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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“…Although it is evident that none of these methods can be applied to all cases or is appropriate for all intended purposes, life-cycle assessment (LCA) has been increasingly adopted in chemical process design (Azapagic, 1999;Azapagic and Clift, 1999;Burguess and Brennan, 2001). An extremely detailed and complex methodology, LCA has in most cases been applied in either a streamlined (Curran, 1996) or a limited (Vignes, 2001) form.…”

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Incorporation of environmental impact criteria in the design and operation of chemical processes

Bauer

Filho

2004

Braz. J. Chem. Eng.

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-Environmental impact assessment is becoming indispensable for the design and operation of chemical plants. Structured and consistent methods for this purpose have experienced a rapid development. The more rigorous and sophisticated these methods become, the greater is the demand for convenient tools. On the other hand, despite the incredible advances in process simulators, some aspects have still not been sufficiently covered. To date, applications of these programs to quantify environmental impacts have been restricted to straightforward examples of steady-state processes. In this work, a life-cycle assessment implementation with the aim of process design will be described, with a brief discussion of a dynamic simulation for analysis of transient state operations, such as process start-up. A case study shows the importance of this analysis in making possible operation at a high performance level with reduced risks to the environment.

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Hydrogen Energy

Padró

Keller

2005

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology

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The world relies on energy to power industry, move people and products, and keep us safe and comfortable. Scientists and engineers are pursuing many pathways to clean and sustain energy systems. One of the most promising solutions is a system using hydrogen and electricity as primary energy carriers. The simplest element, hydrogen, has the potential to provide all of our energy services with little or no impact on the environment, both locally and globally. It can be made from domestic resources, offering opportunities for energy independence. Hydrogen can be used in many applications that currently use more familiar hydrocarbon fuels. Hydrogen is an energy carrier, in the same way that electricity is an energy carrier. Both can provide energy services to meet our needs. Like electricity, hydrogen can be produced from many sources, including fossil fuels, renewable resources, and nuclear energy. Unlike electricity, hydrogen can be stored for long periods of time. This characteristic is important, especially when we consider storage of large amounts of renewable energy, and distribution of large quantities of hydrogen from one region to another. If hydrogen is to be considered as an energy carrier on a par with electricity, we will need to develop and commercialize a number of hydrogen production, storage, delivery and end‐use processes, and products.

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Application of life cycle assessment to chemical processes

Cited by 192 publications

References 29 publications

Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the process industry: a review

Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the process industry: a review

Incorporation of environmental impact criteria in the design and operation of chemical processes

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