Environmental life-cycle impacts of CRT and LCD desktop computer displays

Functional unit and product functionality—addressing increase in consumption and demand for functionality in sustainability assessment with LCA

“…So when comparative LCA was performed for TVs, screens of equal size were chosen for analysis (Socolof et al 2005). This is only appropriate if screen size is the only basic feature expected by the user, but if the concept of dynamic functional unit is applied, the same size screen should not be compared.…”

“…For example, a comparative LCA of Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) vs. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) TV was performed based on a common functional feature -the viewing size (Socolof et al 2005). However, in this comparison there is a shift in the central technology applied in the product, and research has shown that different technologies may offer different levels and types of functionality and technology capacity (Kim and Kara 2012).…”

Carbon footprint of laptops for export from China: empirical results and policy implications

“…Manufacturing of an LCD requires many photolithographic processing steps to pattern the transistors, electrodes and colour filters onto glass substrates. Various photolithographic chemicals are used during production (Socolof and Overly, 2005). The LCD module has been shown to have the greatest contribution to the carbon footprint of LCD screen manufacturing, while the production of glass and its coatings is recognized as the most environmentally intense sub-process in the manufacture of LCD modules (Teehan et al, 2012;Arushanyan, 2014).…”

Electronic Waste Recycling

“…The common polymers found in CRTs are acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene co-polymers (ABS), polycarbonates (PC), styrene-butadiene co-polymers (SBR) and high impact polystyrenes (HIPS) [133,134].…”