Article
Environmental Sciences
Annika L. Gade, Michael Z. Hauschild, Alexis Laurent
Summary: The study highlights the need to update current LCIA practice in order to use more differentiated and environmentally representative EFs to assess acidification impacts more accurately. The spatial variability between ecoregions within the same biome and the discrepancy between the EFs developed at biome level and the recommended ones for use in LCIA are significant findings that call for a reevaluation of current practices.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Laura Scherer, Francesca Rosa, Zhongxiao Sun, Ottar Michelsen, Valeria De Laurentiis, Alexandra Marques, Stephan Pfister, Francesca Verones, Koen J. J. Kuipers
Summary: Land use poses a significant threat to terrestrial biodiversity. Life cycle assessment is a valuable tool for evaluating such threats and aiding environmental decision-making. This study focuses on land use impacts and introduces new characterization factors that consider land use intensities and fragmentation, as well as updates the dataset used for modeling. The findings provide practical guidance for the use of these factors and offer a critical assessment of their strengths and limitations.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Koen J. J. Kuipers, Roel May, Francesca Verones
Summary: This study develops a new set of land-use characterisation factors using the species-habitat relationship method to evaluate the impacts of land use on species richness more comprehensively. Results indicate that ignoring habitat fragmentation effects may lead to systematic underestimation of land-use impacts. The large variation in land-use impacts across different regions emphasizes the importance of regional assessments.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Esther Sanye-Mengual, Antonio Valente, Fabrizio Biganzoli, Martin Dorber, Francesca Verones, Alexandra Marques, Jorge Ortigosa Rodriguez, Valeria De Laurentiis, Simone Fazio, Serenella Sala
Summary: This paper focuses on mapping LCIA methods and models addressing biodiversity loss to specific LCI nomenclatures, proposing mapping rules for elementary flows related to chemicals, carbon emissions, land use, water use, and particulate matter, while discussing specific aspects to consider in mapping elementary flows. Main gaps in LCI nomenclatures are associated with toxicity and climate change impacts, with EF 3.0 showing better alignment with LCIA methods and models compared to ecoinvent 3.6. Further efforts are recommended for harmonizing elementary flows nomenclature in the LCA community.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Paulo F. F. Grael, Luiza S. B. L. Oliveira, Deborah S. B. L. Oliveira, Barbara S. Bezerra
Summary: This study conducted a life cycle assessment of environmental impacts associated with the construction of an asphalt-paved highway in Brazil. The results showed that gravel and pitch production, as well as raw material transport, were the most impactful processes in road construction. Strategies focusing on reducing the impacts of these processes should be prioritized in road construction projects in Brazil.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Rose Nangah Mankaa, Marzia Traverso, Yichen Zhou
Summary: A new assessment method called abiotic resource expected dissipation potential (AEDP) is proposed to assess the impacts of current resource use on abiotic resource accessibility. This method can be used at any life cycle stage to support relevant stakeholder decision-making. However, a broader database is needed to calculate more characterization factors, and the over-dominance of reserve data in the method overshadows the influence of other dimensions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Hadassa Moreira, Koen J. J. Kuipers, Leo Posthuma, Michiel C. Zijp, Mara Hauck, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Aafke M. Schipper
Summary: Land use is a significant driver of biodiversity loss globally, and this study estimated the global extinction threat to vascular plant species based on a novel integration of species-area model and relative endemism richness. The results showed that 11% of vascular plant species are threatened with global extinction, with the highest threat in the Neotropic and Palearctic realms due to different intensities of cropland use.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jerome Lavoie, Anne-Marie Boulay, Cecile Bulle
Summary: This study focuses on the impact of micro- and nano-sized plastics (MNPs) on aquatic ecosystems, extracting data from academic literature and analyzing the differences in effects on different aquatic species, particularly between polystyrene (PS) and other polymer types. The research suggests that a single generic Effect Factor (EF) could be used for now due to the high uncertainty and lack of statistical difference among MNPs at the single species level.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Alba Roibas-Rozas, Montserrat Nunez, Anuska Mosquera-Corral, Almudena Hospido
Summary: Salinity is changing in aquatic systems due to human activities and climate change, and its effects on overall ecosystems are still not well understood. This research introduces a new framework to study the impacts of salinity variations, including the possible positive effects of emissions. The framework was validated by applying it to an estuarine area in northwestern Spain, where sharp drops in salt concentration have caused mass mortalities of shellfish.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Raphaela Ivanica, Michael Risse, Gabriele Weber-Blaschke, Klaus Richter
Summary: The implementation of a circular economy in the construction sector aims to reduce environmental impact and waste generation. This study developed a life cycle inventory database for the demolition stages of buildings and evaluated the environmental impacts of the demolition stage.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Hilal Bahlawan, Mirko Morini, Pier Ruggero Spina, Mauro Venturini
Summary: The design optimization methodology of distributed energy plants considers life cycle impacts to mitigate global energy consumption and carbon emissions. By scaling life cycle inventory data using scaling laws gathered from commercially available systems of various sizes, energy and environmental impacts can be quantified for optimal plant design. This approach demonstrates the effective design of a distributed energy plant and the economic assessment of different configurations, with potential for significant energy savings and cost reductions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kevin Allan, Adam R. Phillips
Summary: The study found that mass timber buildings have advantages in categories such as eutrophication potential, human health particulates, and global warming potential, with reductions of 31% to 41% compared to steel designs. On the other hand, steel buildings show lower impacts in categories like smog potential, acidification potential, and ozone depletion potential, with reductions of 48% to 58% compared to mass timber designs.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Rickard Arvidsson, Magdalena Svanstrom, Simon Harvey, Bjorn A. Sanden
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of considering the physical energy scarcity of both renewable and non-renewable energy resources in life cycle impact assessment. Three LCIA methods for evaluating physical energy scarcity are proposed, showing the feasibility and practical applicability of such approaches. The aggregation level of energy resource types plays a crucial role in determining the characterization factors for these methods. Future research may explore how physical energy scarcity changes over time and geographical locations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Fulvio Ardente, Antoine Beylot, Luca Zampori
Summary: This article presents a price-based life cycle impact assessment method to quantify the potential impact of dissipative uses of mineral resources. It defines an impact pathway from resource use to resource dissipation and subsequent damage to the safeguard subject for mineral resources. The method uses market prices as a proxy for the functions and values of mineral resources and provides coverage of elementary flows with good quality data.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Yang Li, Amir Hamzah Sharaai, Sining Ma, Wafaurahman Wafa, Zhijian He, Latifah Abdul Ghani
Summary: Environmental pollution in the pottery industry, particularly dust and smoke pollution, is a significant problem. This study quantifies carbon emissions and solid waste generation from pottery production in Yunnan using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method. The study reveals that carbon emissions in the pottery-production process account for approximately 80% of the entire pottery life cycle, and a large amount of solid waste is mainly generated from waste and production processes.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bo Pedersen Weidema, Jannick Schmidt, Peter Fantke, Stefan Pauliuk
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2018)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Michele De Rosa, Massimo Pizzol, Jannick Schmidt
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2018)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Stefano Merciai, Jannick Schmidt
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bo P. Weidema, Massimo Pizzol, Jannick Schmidt, Greg Thoma
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2018)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Antoine Beylot, Michela Secchi, Alessandro Cerutti, Stefano Merciai, Jannick Schmidt, Serenella Sala
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bo Pedersen Weidema, Moana S. Simas, Jannick Schmidt, Massimo Pizzol, Soren Lokke, Pedro L. Brancoli
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bo P. Weidema, Massimo Pizzol, Jannick Schmidt, Greg Thoma
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2019)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Theo Geerken, Jannick Schmidt, Katrien Boonen, Maarten Christis, Stefano Merciai
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Glenn A. Aguilar-Hernandez, Carlos Pablo Siguenza-Sanchez, Franco Donati, Stefano Merciai, Jannick Schmidt, Joao Fd Rodrigues, Arnold Tukker
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Soren Lokke, Jannick H. Schmidt, Ivar Lyhne, Lone Kornov, Rasmus Revsbeck
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jesper Hedal Kloverpris, Claus Nordstrom Scheel, Jannick Schmidt, Brian Grant, Ward Smith, Murray J. Bentham
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jannick Schmidt, Michele De Rosa
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Edgar Towa, Vanessa Zeller, Stefano Merciai, Jannick Schmidt, Wouter M. J. Achten
Summary: Environmental input-output analyses are useful decision support tools at the subnational level, but are hindered by the lack of subnational IO tables. This study demonstrates the development of a multiregional hybrid IOT at the subnational level and exemplifies it for Belgium. The proposed approach combines national hybrid tables, subnational monetary tables, and physical survey-based data, and provides methodological and application-based contributions to the discussion on the relevance of hybrid subnational tables and analyses compared to national ones.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lydia Fryda, Rianne Visser, Jannick Schmidt
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Helen A. Hamilton, Diana Ivanova, Konstantin Stadler, Stefano Merciai, Jannick Schmidt, Rosalie van Zelm, Daniel Moran, Richard Wood
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2018)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)