The application of life cycle assessment (LCA) to wastewater treatment: A best practice guide and critical review

L Corominas, DM Byrne, JS Guest, A Hospido, P Roux… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely applied in the wastewater industry, but
inconsistencies in assumptions and methods have made it difficult for researchers and …

Life-cycle and environmental impact assessments on processing of plant fibres and its bio-composites: A critical review

M Ramesh, C Deepa, LR Kumar… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
From the beginning of humanity, our generation has been on the edge of finding suitable
solutions to increase the product's life-cycle and reduce the environmental impact of the …

Roadmap for a sustainable circular economy in lithium-ion and future battery technologies

GDJ Harper, E Kendrick, PA Anderson… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The market dynamics, and their impact on a future circular economy for lithium-ion batteries
(LIB), are presented in this roadmap, with safety as an integral consideration throughout the …

Does telecommuting save energy? A critical review of quantitative studies and their research methods

W O'Brien, FY Aliabadi - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Teleworking has been widely perceived as a more sustainable mode of working for
knowledge workers compared to the status quo of commuting to centralized offices because …

Fiber-Reinforced concrete and its life cycle assessment: A systematic review

J Manso-Morato, N Hurtado-Alonso… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most environmentally demanding construction material in use worldwide, so
evaluating the sustainability performance of concrete is therefore essential. Fiber-Reinforced …

[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 …

Investigating greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts from the production of lithium-ion batteries in China

X Lai, H Gu, Q Chen, X Tang, Y Zhou, F Gao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental burdens in the lithium-ion batteries
(LIBs) production stage are essential issues for their sustainable development. In this study …

[HTML][HTML] Develo** Buildings' Life Cycle Assessment in Circular Economy-Comparing methods for assessing carbon footprint of reusable components

T Joensuu, R Leino, J Heinonen, A Saari - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
The buildings' life cycle assessment is missing consensus on the methods for revealing the
environmental benefits in the case of components that are designed for disassembly. To …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of insect protein to reduce food-based carbon footprints in Europe: The case of broiler meat production

A Vauterin, B Steiner, J Sillman, H Kahiluoto - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
As part of the current climate change debate, concerns have been raised over the rapid
expansion of soybean cultivation as the major protein source to feed animals for human …

Recent developments in life cycle assessment

G Finnveden, MZ Hauschild, T Ekvall, J Guinée… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Life Cycle Assessment is a tool to assess the environmental impacts and resources used
throughout a product's life cycle, ie, from raw material acquisition, via production and use …