Sensitivity analysis to quantify uncertainty in life cycle assessment: the case study of an Italian tile

M Cellura, S Longo, M Mistretta - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
The results of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study can be affected by several uncertainty
sources, mainly due to the methodological choices, the initial assumptions, ie allocation …

How to treat uncertainties in life cycle assessment studies?

E Igos, E Benetto, R Meyer, P Baustert… - The International Journal …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The use of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a decision support tool can be hampered
by the numerous uncertainties embedded in the calculation. The treatment of uncertainty is …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of biofuel production from waste date stones using conventional and microwave pyrolysis

P Parthasarathy, F Tahir, S Pradhan, T Al-Ansari… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Date palm trees play a crucial role in the provision of essential nutrition by producing date
fruits and are widely cultivated in Qatar. The processing of date fruits generates substantial …

LCA data quality: sensitivity and uncertainty analysis

M Guo, RJ Murphy - Science of the total environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) data quality issues were investigated by using case studies on
products from starch–polyvinyl alcohol based biopolymers and petrochemical alternatives …

Methods for global sensitivity analysis in life cycle assessment

EA Groen, EAM Bokkers, R Heijungs… - The International Journal …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Input parameters required to quantify environmental impact in life cycle assessment
(LCA) can be uncertain due to eg temporal variability or unknowns about the true value of …

Life cycle carbon emissions of two residential buildings in China: Comparison and uncertainty analysis of different assessment methods

X Zhang, K Liu, Z Zhang - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment of building carbon emissions has drawn great attention recently, due
to the policy of controlling the greenhouse effect. Various approaches including process …

Optimal design and planning of sustainable chemical supply chains under uncertainty

G Guillén‐Gosálbez, IE Grossmann - AICHE journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This article addresses the design of sustainable chemical supply chains in the presence of
uncertainty in the life cycle inventory associated with the network operation. The design task …

A global optimization strategy for the environmentally conscious design of chemical supply chains under uncertainty in the damage assessment model

G Guillén-Gosálbez, I Grossmann - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the optimal design and planning of sustainable chemical supply
chains (SCs) in the presence of uncertainty in the damage model used to evaluate their …

Uncertainty analysis for measuring greenhouse gas emissions in the building construction phase: A case study in China

J Hong, GQ Shen, Y Peng, Y Feng, C Mao - Journal of Cleaner production, 2016 - Elsevier
Uncertainty analysis is useful in determining whether the results of life cycle assessment are
sufficiently reliable and valid when making optimal decisions. However, only a few studies …

A hybrid Data Quality Indicator and statistical method for improving uncertainty analysis in LCA of complex system–application to the whole-building embodied energy …

E Wang, Z Shen - Journal of cleaner production, 2013 - Elsevier
Uncertainty analysis has been recommended when using LCA for choosing sustainable
products. The existing uncertainty analysis methods are helpful but have more or less …