Consumption-Weighted Life Cycle Assessment of a Consumer Electronic Product Community

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 2549-2559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erinn G. Ryen ◽  
Callie W. Babbitt ◽  
Eric Williams
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Electronic Product ◽  
Consumer Electronic ◽  
Consumer Electronic Product

A life-cycle assessment for eco-redesign of a consumer electronic product

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winco K.C. Yung ◽  
H. K. Chan ◽  
Joey H.T. So ◽  
Danny W.C. Wong ◽  
Albert C.K. Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Electronic Product ◽  
Consumer Electronic ◽  
Consumer Electronic Product

scholarly journals Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Mobile Power Banks with Lithium-Ion Battery and Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang ◽  
Gu ◽  
Guo ◽  
Chen
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Lithium Ion Battery ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Consumer Electronic ◽  
Lithium Ion Polymer Battery ◽  
Polymer Battery

Mobile power bank (MPB) is an emerging consumer electronic that stores and delivers electricity to other electronics. Nowadays, MPBs are produced and discarded in massive quantities, yet their environmental impacts have never been quantitatively evaluated. Employing a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach, this study assesses the life cycle environmental impacts of MPBs, with a specific focus on comparing the environmental performance of different MPBs that are based on two types of batteries, namely, lithium-ion battery (LIB) and lithium-ion polymer battery (LIPB). The results suggest that battery production is the greatest contributor to the environmental impacts of both MPBs. LIPB based MPB is environmentally friendlier due to its higher energy density and longer cycle life. In addition, it is found that recycling can reduce the environmental burden of MPB industry as well as ease the vast depletion of metals such as cobalt and copper. The sensitivity analysis shows that figuring out an optimal retirement point and using less carbon-intensive electricity can reduce the climate change potential of MPBs. This study provides recommendations to further improve the environmental performance of MPB, including the usage of more sustainable cathode materials, market promoting direction, and formulation of end-of-life management policy.

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