scholarly journals Multi-criteria screening of chemicals considering thermodynamic and life cycle assessment metrics via data envelopment analysis: application to CO2 capture

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 6468-6481 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Limleamthong ◽  
M. Gonzalez-Miquel ◽  
S. Papadokonstantakis ◽  
A. I. Papadopoulos ◽  
P. Seferlis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Analysis Application ◽  
Assessment Metrics ◽  
Chemical Products

We propose a decision-support tool to assess the sustainability level of chemical products and processes.

scholarly journals Life cycle assessment as development and decision support tool for wastewater resource recovery technology

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 538-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda L. Fang ◽  
Borja Valverde-Pérez ◽  
Anders Damgaard ◽  
Benedek Gy. Plósz ◽  
Martin Rygaard
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Support Tool

Life cycle assessment as a decision support tool in wastewater treatment plant design with renewable energy utilization

2017 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 229-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muratcan Başkurt ◽  
Ilgın Kocababuç ◽  
Esra Binici ◽  
Ebru Dulekgurgen ◽  
Özlem Karahan Özgün ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Support Tool

scholarly journals Managing Choice Uncertainties in Life-Cycle Assessment as a Decision-Support Tool for Building Design: A Case Study on Building Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Ylmén ◽  
Johanna Berlin ◽  
Kristina Mjörnell ◽  
Jesper Arfvidsson
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Stratospheric Ozone ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Support Tool

To establish a circular economy in society, it is crucial to incorporate life-cycle studies, such as life-cycle assessment (LCA), in the design process of products in order to mitigate the well-recognized problem of the design paradox. The aim of the study was to provide means in a structured way to highlight choice uncertainty present in LCA when used as decision support, as well as to mitigate subjective interpretations of the numerical results leading to arbitrary decisions. The study focused on choices available when defining the goal and scope of a life-cycle assessment. The suggested approach is intended to be used in the early design phases of complex products with high levels of uncertainty in the product life-cycle. To demonstrate and evaluate the approach, a life-cycle assessment was conducted of two design options for a specific building. In the case study two types of building frameworks were compared from an environmental perspective by calculating the global warming potential, eutrophication potential, acidification potential, stratospheric ozone depletion potential and photochemical oxidants creation potential. In the study, a procedure named the Decision Choices Procedure (DCP) was developed to improve LCA as an effective tool for decision support concerning design alternatives when less information is available. The advantages and drawbacks of the proposed approach are discussed to spur further improvements in the use of LCA as a decision-support tool.

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