Progress in Life Cycle Assessment

Book Overview

Preface.- State of the art and future developments in life-cycle assessment (LCA).- Using network analysis for use phase allocations in LCA studies of automation technology components.- Eco-indicators of machining processes.- Enhancing the Water Footprint method to a region specific management tool.- Product system modularization in LCA towards a graph theory based optimization for product design alternative.- Integrating LCA into automotive manufacturing - A review-based framework to measure the ecological performance of production technologies.- Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of sewage sludge: GHG emissions of various hydrochar applications.- Uncertainty information in LCI-databases and its propagation through an LCA model.- LCA of energy and material demands in professional data centers: Case study of a server.- Identification of potentials for improvement in paint production process through Material Flow Cost Accounting - a step towards sustainability.- Development of a functional unit for a product service system: One year of varied use of clothing.- LCA in process development: Case study of the OxFA-process.- Using energy system Modelling Results for Assessing the Emission Effect of Vehicle-to-Grid for Peak Shaving.- Assessment of social impacts along the value chain of automation technology components using the LCWE method.- LCA of industrial cooling towers.- Bioplastics and Circular Economy -performance indicators to identify optimal pathways.- Spatially differentiated sustainability assessment of products.- Life cycle assessment of German energy scenarios

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030063909
• ISBN13: 9783030063900
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"