[HTML][HTML] Combinations of material flow analysis and life cycle assessment and their applicability to assess circular economy requirements in EU product regulations. A …

R Barkhausen, L Rostek, ZC Miao, V Zeller - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic literature review of 44 prospective studies that apply the
combination of material flow analysis and life cycle assessment. Our study investigates the …

[HTML][HTML] Life-cycle assessment of hydrogen systems: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

G Puig-Samper, E Bargiacchi, D Iribarren… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The high expectations placed on hydrogen as a clean fuel have led to a growing amount of
life-cycle assessment (LCA) studies of hydrogen-related systems. The multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse gas benefits from direct chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste

MK van der Hulst, AB Ottenbros, B van der Drift… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dealing with heterogeneous plastic waste–ie, high polymer heterogeneity, additives, and
contaminants–and lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from plastic production …

[HTML][HTML] Waste-to-energy and waste-to-hydrogen with CCS: Methodological assessment of pathways to carbon-negative waste treatment from an LCA perspective

M Materazzi, S Chari, A Sebastiani, P Lettieri… - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
A growing global population and rising living standards are producing ever greater
quantities of waste, while at the same time driving ever-larger demand for energy, especially …

A tier-wise method for evaluating uncertainty in life cycle assessment

A Mahmood, V Varabuntoonvit, J Mungkalasiri… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a decision support tool, life cycle assessment (LCA) is prone to multiple uncertainties
associated with the data, model structures, and options offered to practitioners. Therefore, to …

Waste-to-Energy technologies for municipal solid waste management: Bibliometric review, life cycle assessment, and energy potential case study

C Chicaiza-Ortiz, P Peñafiel-Arcos… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inadequate municipal solid waste (MSW) management threatens public health and the
environment. The waste-to-energy (WtE) route allows the production of electricity, heat, and …

[HTML][HTML] Reflecting on the environmental impact of the captured carbon feedstock

C Moretti - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change mitigation potentials of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) closely depend
on the energy and chemicals used to capture the chemically inert CO 2. The potential …

[HTML][HTML] Approaches to incorporate planetary boundaries in life cycle assessment: a critical review

A Paulillo, E Sanyé-Mengual - Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Planetary Boundaries (PBs) pioneering approach defines environmental
sustainability in terms of a Safe Operating Space (SOS) for human's society to develop and …

Relevance of attributional and consequential life cycle assessment for society and decision support

T Schaubroeck - Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an essential tool for assessing the environmental impact of
product systems. There are two main types: attributional LCA (ALCA), which assesses the …

Sustainability assessment of product systems in dire straits due to ISO 14040–14044 standards: Five key issues and solutions

T Schaubroeck - Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quintessential for a more sustainable society is adequate sustainability assessment to guide
us. In the case of environmental impact assessment of product systems, life cycle …