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Evolution of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
2021The main objective of this chapter is to provide a brief introduction to how life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) evolved, explaining each dimension of sustainability assessment. The key to achieving this sustainable development goal is the protection of the environment.
Shilpi Shrivastava, Seema Unnikrishnan
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Life Cycle Assessment on Environmental Sustainability of Food Processing
Annual Review of Food Science and Technology, 2022Food processing represents a critical part of the food supply chain that converts raw materials into safe and nutritious food products with high quality. However, the fast-growing food processing industry has imposed enormous burdens on the environment.
Monique Mi Song, Chung +4 more
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Life cycle sustainability assessment of fuels
Fuel, 2007This paper gives an overview of the potential on multi-criteria assessment of fuels. In order to apply the multi-criteria approach to fuels, it was necessary to use the multi-criteria procedure based on the sustainability index rating composed of linear aggregative functions of all indicators with weighting function.
Zupeng Zhou, Hua Jiang, Liancheng Qin
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Measuring Sustainability and Life-Cycle Assessment
2015<p>Structural engineers make design decisions based on objective criteria. From the strength of materials to finite element analysis, engineers rely on quantifi able metrics to design structural systems. With the emergence of sustainability objectives within the design profession, engineers have a unique opportunity to utilize their analytical ...
John E. Anderson, Frances Yang
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Sustainability and life cycle assessments of lignocellulosic and algal pretreatments
Bioresource Technology, 2020Bioenergy and Bioproducts have gained augmented relevance in the wake of depleting fossil fuels and escalating environmental problems induced by anthropogenic activities. The paper outlays the various applications of biomass and their significance in various processes.
Sharrel, Rebello +5 more
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The Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessments of Industrial Biotechnology: An Introduction
2020Industrial biotechnology (IB) uses biological and biochemical processes in industrial production and is often regarded as an emerging key technology revolutionizing the production of many products while protecting resources and the environment and fostering economic development. This contribution describes the background and sketches the content of the
Magnus, Fröhling, Michael, Hiete
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Enhancing life cycle sustainability assessment
2016Die lebenszyklusbezogene Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung (Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment) wird oft als der fortschrittlichste Ansatz im Bereich der Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung beschrieben. Über die Berücksichtigung der drei Nachhaltigkeitsdimensionen – Umwelt, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft – wird (zumindest theoretisch) die Identifikation von Zielkonflikten ...
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Life cycle approach to sustainability assessment
2016Sustainability is an international issue with increasing concern and becomes a crucial driver for the industry in international competition. Sustainability encompasses the three dimensions: environment, society and economy. This paper presents the results from a sustainability assessment of a product. To prevent burden shifting, the whole life cycle of
Schau, Erwin M. +2 more
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Sustainability of Recycled Concretes Through Life Cycle Assessment
2016A significant number of green concrete have been recently designed to meet the growing request of reducing construction industry impacts, saving raw materials and preventing industrial by-products’ discard. Between these, recycled aggregates coming from construction and demolition waste (CDW) and Black/Oxidizing Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) slag have ...
Pellegrino, Carlo, Faleschini, Flora
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The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Purpose: Existing life cycle sustainability assessments (LCSAs) suffer from a lack of comprehensiveness, consistency and practical tools for implementation. A robust and operational methodology for LCSA of products was developed in which life cycle costing (LCC) covers the economic dimension.
Till M. Bachmann +4 more
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Purpose: Existing life cycle sustainability assessments (LCSAs) suffer from a lack of comprehensiveness, consistency and practical tools for implementation. A robust and operational methodology for LCSA of products was developed in which life cycle costing (LCC) covers the economic dimension.
Till M. Bachmann +4 more
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