Gate to gate life cycle assessment of flat pressed particleboard production in Islamic Republic of Iran

Kouchaki-Penchah, Hamed; Sharifi, Mohammad Ali; Mousazadeh, Hossein; Zarea-Hosseinabadi, Hamid; Nabavi‐Pelesaraei, Ashkan

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.056

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“…The finite nature of natural resources has resulted in a societal movement to take appropriate action in order to ensure the sustainable management of all environmentally degrading practices. In response, the life cycle assessment (LCA) tool was developed to measure such environmental impacts associated with any given activity . Beginning with the initial gathering of raw materials from the earth to the point at which all residuals are returned to the earth ; LCA is a cradle to grave approach to product management.…”

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Environmental management of tea production using joint of life cycle assessment and data envelopment analysis approaches

Kouchaki-Penchah

Nabavi‐Pelesaraei

O’Dwyer

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Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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In this study, two methods including data envelopment analysis (DEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) were applied in order to determine energy efficiency and aid in the reduction of environmental burdens for tea production in Guilan province, Iran. The initial data were collected from 30 tea producers using a face‐to‐face questionnaire. Two models including constant return to scale (CCR) and variable return to scale (BCC) were used for calculating efficiency scores. Simultaneously, ten impact categories (AD, AC, EP, GW, OLD, FE, ME, HT, TE, and PO) were assessed to identify the main problem areas in the tea farms. The results indicated that the average technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency were 0.881, 0.979, and 0.897, respectively. Moreover, the total energy saving was computed to be in the range of 7193 MJ ha−1. The highest share of total energy saving potential belonged to nitrogen with 65.93% observed. Based on the results, nitrogen, diesel fuel and machinery were the main hotspots in the majority of impact categories in both of present and DEA farms. Furthermore, in this study, the potential for impact category reduction was investigated and the results illustrated that between 17 and 20% of emissions can be reduced by converting present to DEA farms. In conclusion, the joint DEA + LCA method can improve the energy efficiency and environmental impacts in tea production, significantly. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 36: 1116–1122, 2017

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Environmental management of tea production using joint of life cycle assessment and data envelopment analysis approaches

Kouchaki-Penchah

Nabavi‐Pelesaraei

O’Dwyer

et al. 2017

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“…For the sake of simplicity, one study [137] was allocated to furniture though the object under investigation rather belongs to household devices. A total of 14 studies do not follow a comparative approach [50,52,82,[138][139][140][141][142][143][144][145][146][147][148].…”

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Environmental Indicators for the Evaluation of Wood Products in Consideration of Site-Dependent Aspects: A Review and Integrated Approach

2017

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On the way towards a more biobased economy, the sustainable use of global wood resources remains a challenge as several trade-offs arise, e.g., from an increased energetic use of wood, an increased use of innovative but probably less recyclable wood composites, or from the need to conserve other forest ecosystem services. The aim of this study is to identify existing environmental indicators and methods for an evaluation of the sustainability of wood products in consideration of all life cycle stages, site-dependent aspects and later use in corporate decision-making. We chose a systematic literature review to answer the research questions explicitly and comprehensively. Qualitative content analysis was used to code indicators and scientific methods according to the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) framework. The sample (N = 118) is characterized by a high number of life cycle assessment (LCA) case studies. In 51% of all studies, the study authors use a combination of different methods. A total of 78 indicators and 20 site-dependent aspects could be identified in the sample. The study findings represent a first step towards a holistic environmental assessment of wood products.

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“…LCA can help compare potential factors and environmental impact types in different stages. Mediumdensity fiberboard was assessed based on LCA during the production process [25,26]. Umberto software and Ecoinvent life-cycle inventory database were used to establish different life-cycle models of fiberboard manufacturing [27][28][29].…”

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Comparative Environmental Evaluation of Straw Resources by LCA in China

Shang

Song

Yang

2020

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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Crop straw, as a widely used biomass resource, can be processed to produce renewable energy and green products. However, about 70% of straw were burned in the open air, causing serious environmental pollution and air pollution. In order to reduce the burden on the environment, the different straw management strategies are comparatively studied and evaluated by applying the life-cycle assessment (LCA) method. Within the system boundary from cradle to grave, three alternative scenarios, including straw particleboard, straw cement-bonded particleboard, and straw direct combustion power generation, are compared with the current common treatment (straw open burning). e comprehensive inventory analysis on each treatment scenario is carried out indepth, and the corresponding resource consumption and environmental impact of each treatment scenario are calculated, respectively. e LCA results showed that the environmental impacts of reusing crop straw to produce straw particleboard and cement-bonded particleboard (Scenario 1 and Scenario 2) is significantly reduced by 6% and 10%, by comparison with the use of wood resource. Greenhouse gas emissions from straw direct combustion power generation (Scenario 3) processes are reduced by 30% compared with coal power generation. From the environmental point of view, the scenario of straw particleboard product has the smallest impact on the environment, while straw open burning is not an advisable way due to the highest environmental impact from the highest greenhouse gas emissions and acidification effects. From the perspective of energy consumption, the energy consumption for the combustion power generation is the smallest in all scenarios. It is suggested that governments are supposed to construct reasonable scenarios for the straw disposition based on the local development status and condition. e research results can provide scientific guidance for the management strategy of the comprehensive utilization of straw resources.

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Gate to gate life cycle assessment of flat pressed particleboard production in Islamic Republic of Iran

Cited by 81 publications

References 25 publications

Environmental management of tea production using joint of life cycle assessment and data envelopment analysis approaches

Environmental management of tea production using joint of life cycle assessment and data envelopment analysis approaches

Environmental Indicators for the Evaluation of Wood Products in Consideration of Site-Dependent Aspects: A Review and Integrated Approach

Comparative Environmental Evaluation of Straw Resources by LCA in China

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