scholarly journals Abstract and acknowledgments

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Carlos Ariel Ramírez-Triana
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Analysis ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Energy Crops ◽  
Biofuel Industry

The thesis poses two fundamental questions based on current Colombian conditions, namely (1) can the Colombian biofuel industry produce bioethanol and biodiesel under sustainable guidelines; and (2) to what extent is it possible to expand energy crops for biofuels production purposes without jeopardizing sustainability goals? A sustainability approach based on recognized techniques such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) allows for a comprehensive social, economic and environmental analysis of the whole cradle–to–grave progress of the bioenergy value chain.

Life cycle assessment of selected future energy crops for Europe

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 620-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Rettenmaier ◽  
Susanne Köppen ◽  
Sven O. Gärtner ◽  
Guido A. Reinhardt
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Crops

A wide environmental analysis of beekeeping systems through life cycle assessment: key contributing activities and influence of operation scale

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Leonardo Vásquez-Ibarra ◽  
Alfredo Iriarte ◽  
Pablo Villalobos ◽  
Francisco Meza Rengel ◽  
Ricardo Rebolledo-Leiva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Analysis

The recycling of oyster shells: An environmental analysis using Life Cycle Assessment

2012 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Augusto Freitas de Alvarenga ◽  
Bruno Menezes Galindro ◽  
Camile de Fátima Helpa ◽  
Sebastião Roberto Soares
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Analysis

scholarly journals A case based, combined LCA and S-ROI methodology for sustainable mining in the Suceava County, Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-2020
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Ionce ◽  
Iuliana Gabriela Breaban
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Mining Sites ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Impact Reduction

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) is a useful tool in decision-making for most businesses that opt for sustainability and offers the possibility to compare different products, processes, and value chain scenarios, both real and hypothetical. Coupled with S-ROI (Sustainable Return on Investment), the LCA has a great potential in using available data for existing mining sites in the North-East Region of Romania to assess the economic, social and environmental benefits of certain sustainability measures on a local and regional level. The article will explore this approach of combining the two methodologies: LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and S-ROI (Sustainable Return on Investment), with necessary adjustments according to the characteristics of the local mining activities, to show key investment areas that can improve the value chain of copper exploitation and preparation in the mining perimeter Mănăila. The case of the copper mine in Mănăila offers a great opportunity to apply the current LICYMIN (Life Cycle of Mining) research and to use available Ecoinvent data for the copper ore by comparing the current value chain scenario with a proposed scenario that includes a different location for a mining ore preparation unit, closer to the quarry. The results will give an insight into the potential social and economic impact (the measure can translate into a higher local employment rate, better social stability, lower transportation costs, etc.) as well as the environmental impact (reduction of GHG emission, pollution, and energy efficiency) of the suggested changes.

scholarly journals Ecological Analysis of Selected Stages of the Food Packaging Production Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-161
Author(s):  
Patrycja Bałdowska-Witos ◽  
Adam Idzikowski
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Analysis ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Ecological Analysis ◽  
Assessment Technique

Abstract Eco-efficiency is a new concept of environmental analysis seeking to improve products, processes and manufacturing materials. The eco-efficiency analysis gives the opportunity to find the most effective solution with the lowest environmental burden in the bottle forming process. For this purpose, the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) technique of environmental management was used to evaluate selected stages of the bottle forming process. The analysis was carried out using the Eco Indicator 99 method using the SimaPro software.

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