scholarly journals The Abiotic Depletion Potential: Background, Updates, and Future

Resources ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauran van Oers ◽  
Jeroen Guinée
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Depletion Potential ◽  
Abiotic Depletion ◽  
Depletion Potential

scholarly journals Multi-criteria analysis of ten single family houses regarding environmental impacts

2020 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
pp. 00065
Author(s):  
Andrea Moňoková ◽  
Silvia Vilčeková
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Reduction Rate ◽  
Mineral Wool ◽  
Expanded Polystyrene ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Abiotic Depletion Potential ◽  
Abiotic Depletion ◽  
Depletion Potential

This study presents a life cycle assessment (LCA) of ten single family houses located in Eastern Slovakia with the aim to compare them in terms of the materials and technologies used. The main goal is to investigate and emphasize the reduction rate of environmental impact resulting from using green materials and technologies. Environmental impacts are determined by using eToolLCD software. Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) categories of global warming, ozone depletion, acidification, eutrophication and photochemical ozone creation potential, as well as abiotic depletion potential - elements, abiotic depletion potential - fossil fuels, use of renewable primary energy resources, net use of fresh water, components for reuse and materials for recycling are determined within the cradle-to-grave boundary. Assessed family houses are built as a combination of conventional materials such as aerated concrete blocks, expanded polystyrene (EPS), extruded polystyrene (XPS) and roofing mineral wool and natural materials such as wood, cellulose, clay, straw and extensive vegetation roofs. Multi-criteria decision analysis points out that material optimization of building structures as well as the application of green technologies can ensure a considerable reduction of environmental impacts.

Life Cycle Assessment of Metallic Copper Produced by the Pyrometallurgical Technology of China

2015 ◽  
Vol 814 ◽  
pp. 559-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Tao Wang ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Xian Zheng Gong ◽  
Zhi Hong Wang ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Copper Production ◽  
Copper Smelting ◽  
Environmental Load ◽  
Copper Ore ◽  
Abiotic Depletion Potential ◽  
Abiotic Depletion ◽  
Depletion Potential

With the rapid development of industry in China, China has become the largest producer of refined copper as well as the largest consumer of copper in the world. In order to provide the support for decreasing the environmental impact of the copper pyrometallurgy of China, the life cycle assessment methodology was carried out in this study to identify and analyze the typical processes’ environmental load of refined copper production from ‘cradle-to-gate’ perspective. The results showed that the most serious environmental impact of copper pyrometallurgy was abiotic depletion potential and human toxicity. The abiotic depletion potential mainly comes from the copper ore mining, for this reason, increasing the use of renewable copper is an effective means to alleviate environmental load of our country copper pyrometallurgy industry. Meanwhile, reducing the direct and indirect discharge of poisonous and harmful elements (e.g. heavy metals) from the copper ore mining stage and the copper smelting process could decrease the human health damage efficiently.

A Study on the Deduction of Major Construction Wastes in Construction Phase through Environmental Impact Assessment

2014 ◽  
Vol 1025-1026 ◽  
pp. 1070-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakh Yun Kim ◽  
Sung Ho Tae ◽  
Seung Jun Roh
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Concrete Block ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Acidification Potential ◽  
Abiotic Depletion Potential ◽  
Construction Works ◽  
Depletion Potential

The purpose of this study was to deduce the major construction wastes to be managed using environmental impact assessment for construction wastes generated in the construction phase. To accomplish this, the amount of construction waste discharged in the construction phase was analyzed using loss rate and weight conversion factor in the Standard of Estimate for Construction Works. Based on the result of construction waste generation deduced, major construction wastes were extracted with consideration on 6 comprehensive environmental impacts including potential, abiotic depletion potential, acidification potential, eutrophication potential, ozone depletion potential, and photochemical ozone creation potential. As a result, 5 major building materials such as concrete, concrete block, rebar, cement and polystyrene panel were deduced as major cpmstruction wastes in construction phase.

scholarly journals A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Gasoline Blending with Different Oxygenates in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushil M. Chaudhari ◽  
Rohit B. Meshram
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Toxicity Potential ◽  
Ethanol Addition ◽  
Acidification Potential ◽  
Human Toxicity Potential ◽  
Abiotic Depletion Potential ◽  
Cradle To Gate ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Natural Gas Reforming ◽  
Depletion Potential

This paper includes a cradle-to-gate life cycle impact evaluation of gasoline blends in India. The potential environmental impacts of gasoline blends with three major components, i.e., methanol, ethanol, and n-butanol are assessed. The production of methanol from the natural gas reforming process, ethanol from hydrogenation with nitric acid, and n-butanol from the oxo process are considered in the current study. The results show that the gasoline blending with methanol has the lowest impact (11 categories) and is nearly constant from 5 to 15%. For gasoline with ethanol as an additive, the global warming potential, ozone depletion potential, and abiotic depletion potential rise with increasing ethanol addition. Meanwhile, increasing ethanol addition reduces the acidification potential and terrestric ecotoxicity potential impact of gasoline blends. Similarly, gasoline with n-butanol as an additive has higher acidification potential, eutrophication potential, human toxicity potential, terrestric ecotoxicity potential, marine aquatic ecotoxicity potential, and photochemical ozone creation potential compared to methanol and ethanol.

scholarly journals Criticality and LCA – Building comparison values to show the impact of criticality on LCA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Koch ◽  
Fernando Peñaherrera ◽  
Alexandra Pehlken
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
Impact Indicator ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Critical Materials ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Abiotic Depletion

Including criticality into Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has always been challenging to achieve but desirable to accomplish. In this article, we present a new approach for the evaluation of resource consumption of products by building comparison values based on Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) combined with weighted criticality values to show the direct impacts of criticality on LCA results. For this purpose, we develop an impact indicator based on the Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP) of natural resources and use the two main parameters defined by the EU to determine the criticality of a material - the economic importance and the supply risk – in our case studies to build the Criticality Weighted Abiotic Depletion Potentials (CWADPs), one for each parameter. These indicators allow identifying and measuring the impacts of criticality when comparing the results of resource depletion using the ADP methodology and the results that incorporate criticality. The comparison of the CWADPs to the corresponding EU criticality values and its thresholds it reflects the equivalent criticality of the assessed product. This information reflects the impacts of criticality on LCA and assesses the total resource consumption of critical materials in a system.Keywords: Life Cycle Assessment, criticality, resources, materials, sustainability indicator

Abiotic depletion and the potential risk to the supply of cesium

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 101792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosario Vidal ◽  
Jaume-Adrià Alberola-Borràs ◽  
Iván Mora-Seró
Keyword(s):  
Potential Risk ◽  
Abiotic Depletion

scholarly journals Pig manure treatment with housefly (Musca domestica) rearing – an environmental life cycle assessment

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Roffeis ◽  
B. Muys ◽  
J. Almeida ◽  
E. Mathijs ◽  
W.M.J. Achten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Land Occupation ◽  
Manure Treatment ◽  
Conceptual Design Phase ◽  
Depletion Potential

The largest portion of a product’s environmental impacts and costs of manufacturing and use results from decisions taken in the conceptual design phase long before its market entry. To foster sustainable production patterns, applying life cycle assessment in the early product development stage is gaining importance. Following recent scientific studies on using dipteran fly species for waste management, this paper presents an assessment of two insect-based manure treatment systems. Considering the necessity of manure treatment in regions with concentrated animal operations, reducing excess manure volumes with the means of insects presents a potentially convenient method to combine waste reduction and nutrient recovery. An analytical comparison of rearing houseflies on fresh and pre-treated pig manure is reported with reference to agricultural land occupation, water and fossil depletion potential. Based on ex-ante modelled industrial scale rearing systems, the driving factors of performance and environmentally sensitive aspects of the rearing process have been assessed. Expressed per kg manure dry matter reduction, the estimated agricultural land occupation varied between 1.4 and 2.7 m2yr, fossil depletion potential ranged from 1.9 to 3.4 kgoil eq and the obtained water depletion potential was calculated from 36.4 to 65.6 m3. System improvement potential was identified for heating related energy usage and water consumption. The geographical context and the utility of the co-products, i.e. residue substrates and insect products, were determined as influential variables to the application potential of this novel manure treatment concept. The results of this study, applied at the earliest stages of the design of the process, assist evaluation of the feasibility of such a system and provide guidance for future research and development activities.

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