On process optimization considering LCA methodology

Pieragostini, Carla Antonela; Mussati, Miguel C.; Aguirre, Pío A.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.10.014

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“…Pieragostini et al [17] have found that the use of LCA is currently growing on the part of public and private entities, who are obtaining several benefits from it. Among the latter, we can count environmental development strategies for the selection of industrial practices economic and cultural comparisons of processes, products, and activities across regions; identification of environmental improvement opportunities, and process and product optimization (design and innovation).…”

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Environmental Impact of End-of-Life Tires: Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of Three Scenarios from a Case Study in Valle Del Cauca, Colombia

2017

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Life Cycle Assessment methodology has been applied to estimate diverse environmental impacts of different usage alternatives for worn-out tires at the end of their useful life in a case study at the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Different real scenarios were compared, which allowed for the assessment of the best environmental option for the management of worn-out tires. A method developed in the Institute of Environmental Sciences at University of Leiden, better known as CML-2001, was used to calculate the environmental impact indicators. The results show that the incineration of whole tires in cement plants, and the activities of grinding and floor manufacturing from granulated rubber, exhibited the best indicators, especially in terms of environmental load avoidance through the recovery of materials. Finally, the categories of depletion of the ozone layer, acidification, global warming potential, depletion of abiotic resources, and photochemical ozone formation revealed that the strongest environmental impacts are associated with retreading and the production of multipart asphalt. This is due to the use of synthetic rubber in the former alternative, and of liquid asphalt, gravel, and diesel consumption in the latter.

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Environmental Impact of End-of-Life Tires: Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of Three Scenarios from a Case Study in Valle Del Cauca, Colombia

2017

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“…LCA has two main objectives to quantify and evaluate the environmental performance of a product or a process from ''cradle-tograve'', and to provide a basis for assessing potential improvements in the environmental performance of a product or system [35]. LCA methodology is employed to evaluate the environmental impact of the solar-assisted hybrid CCHP system.…”

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) optimization of solar-assisted hybrid CCHP system

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“…LCA techniques have since advanced considerably, assisted by the introduction of an international standard (ISO 14040) intended to harmonise the methodology across different regions and countries (International Standards Organisation, 2006;Arvanitoyannis, 2008) and improve access to the background data through the Swiss Ecoinvent database (Frischknecht and Rebitzer, 2005). Guidelines have also been developed which include process optimisation, (Pieragostini et al, 2012) parameterisation of inventory data (Cooper et al, 2012) and techniques to improve LCA as an approach for environmental analysis (European Commission JRC, 2010a, b).…”

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Modelling uncertainty in the sustainability of Intelligent Transport Systems for highways using probabilistic data fusion

Kolosz

Grant-Muller

Djemame

2013

Environmental Modelling & Software

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The implementation of ITS to increase the efficiency of saturated highways has become increasingly prevalent. It is a high level objective for many international governments and operators that highways should be managed in a way that is both sustainable i.e. environmental, social and economically sound and supportive of a Low-Carbon-Energy Future. Some clarity is therefore needed to understand how Intelligent Transport Systems perform within the constraints of that objective. The paper describes the development of performance criteria that reflect the contributions of Information Communication Technology (ICT) emissions, vehicle emissions and the embedded carbon within the physical transport infrastructure that typically comprises one type of Intelligent Transport System i.e. Active Traffic Managementa scheme that is used to reduce inter-urban congestion. The performance criteria form part of a new framework methodology 'EnvFUSION' (Environmental Fusion for ITS) outlined here. This is illustrated using a case study where environmental performance and pollution baselines (collected from independent experts, academic, governmental sources and suppliers) are processed using an attributional Lifecycle Assessment tool. The tool assesses the production and operational processes of the physical infrastructure of Active Traffic Management using inputs from the 'Ecoinvent' database. The ICT component (responsible for data links) is assessed using direct observation, whilst vehicle emissions are estimated using data from a National Atmospheric Emissions Laboratory. Analytical Hierarchy Process and Dempster-Shafer theory are used to create a prioritised performance hierarchy: the Intelligent Transport Sustainability Index, which includes weighted criteria based on stakeholder expertise. A synthesis of the individual criteria is then used to reflect the overall performance of the Active Traffic Management scheme in terms of sustainability (low-carbon-energy and socio-economic) objectives.

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On process optimization considering LCA methodology

Cited by 139 publications

References 60 publications

Environmental Impact of End-of-Life Tires: Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of Three Scenarios from a Case Study in Valle Del Cauca, Colombia

Environmental Impact of End-of-Life Tires: Life Cycle Assessment Comparison of Three Scenarios from a Case Study in Valle Del Cauca, Colombia

Life cycle assessment (LCA) optimization of solar-assisted hybrid CCHP system

Modelling uncertainty in the sustainability of Intelligent Transport Systems for highways using probabilistic data fusion

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