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Showing 1 to 20 of 173 for “"life cycle assessment (LCA)"”.
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A generic approach to environmental assessment of microbial bioprocesses through life cycle assessment (LCA)
… considerations with little regard for full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analyses. This, in part, may be owing to the difficulty in obtaining the material and energy balance inventory required for such assessment at an early stage in process development. However, these studies are important in …
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Enhancing the Use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to Better Enable Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in Sustainable Architectural Practice
… materials, and embodied carbon accounting using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The research focuses on evaluating the Quality Control (QC) of industry-prepared BIM models within the Canadian Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, aiming to establish a practical …
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Reviewing the carbon footprint assessment of tourism: developing and evaluating life cycle assessment (LCA) to introduce a more holistic approach to existing methodologies.
… from the nonuse phases of a product or service life cycle, which can be further magnified by the supply chain, is of special concern. These carbon footprints have never been comprehensively assessed in tourism, especially at the level of specific products and services. The evidence from the …
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A review of the theory and practice of life-cycle assessment in the car manufacturing industry
… survey of the theory and practise of life-cycle assessment (LCA) in the car manufacturing industry. Three levels of investigation were conducted, ranging from a broad industry scan, to a focus on four exemplary practitioners of LCA: DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen, Volvo and BMW who …
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An environmental assessment of recycling options for used lubricating oil in South Africa
… thesis. The goal of the study was to develop a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based tool for comparing and evaluating the environmental performance of selected used oil management scenarios in South Africa. The LCA based tool presented a broad based strategy for used oil management which not only …
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Assessment of sludge management options in a waste water treatment plant
… the Spanish water agengy, Cadagua, for advice on life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental impacts of Cadagua operated wastewater treatment plants. The project uses the LCA software GaBi and focuses on La Gavia Wastewater Treatment Plant in Madrid. This thesis analyzes three sludge management …
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Koncepce "Waste-to-Energy" a její environmentální implikace
… odpadu. Tyto systémy porovnává v rámci metody life-cycle- assessment (LCA), metody posouzení životního cyklu. Práce popisuje tuhý komunální odpad jako energetickou surovinu pro spalování a popisuje technologii spalování a následného čištění spalin Zaměřuje se na celosvětový problém a důvod …
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A life cycle assessment of ethanol produced from sugarcane molasses
… Similar products can be compared by the tool of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) from the perspective of their impacts on the environment from which their production resources are drawn and to which their burdens are released. There is the inherent perception that products made from renewable …
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Life Cycle Assessment of Reclaimed Water for Potable and Nonpotable Reuse in California
… social, and economic costs. In this study a life cycle assessment (LCA) for potable (direct and indirect) and nonpotable reuse will be conducted to identify and quantify major environmental, social, and economic problems that are attributed to reclaimed water. Additionally, recommendations …
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Life Cycle Assessment of Various Nuclear-Based Hydrogen and Ammonia Production Methods
In this thesis, a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of nuclear-based hydrogen and ammonia production is performed. Environmental impacts of nuclear hydrogen and ammonia production processes are assessed in five different impact categories selected from CML-2001 method. In one scenario BWR-HTE …
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A life cycle assessment into energy recovery from organic waste : a case study of the water treatment facility of SABMiller Newlands Brewery
… within a plant-wide environment. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was the analytical tool used to quantify burdens attributable to additional on-site effluent treatment, and further quantify the burdens avoided due to energy capture and re-integration. This thesis was born from the …
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Environmental life cycle considerations for design-related decision making in minerals processing
… and social considerations in the design process. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been chosen as the metric whereby environmental considerations will be included in the decision making process. LCA information is augmented by information from the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in …
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A Comparative Analysis of Feed and Environmental Factors on Broiler Growth in the United States
… model, a broiler growth model, and a life cycle assessment (LCA) to determine how feed ingredients and the barn environment can affect the broiler’s growth and production emissions. A multi-criteria ration optimization model is used to produce feeds based on carbon footprint and cost. …
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Development of a model to investigate the sustainability of Ontario’s future electricity supply through a dual life cycle lens
… in supporting the reduction of emissions is life cycle assessment (LCA). This thesis proposes looking forward to using life cycle emissions and life cycle costs to determine which technologies can sustainably, both environmentally and economically, be used to meet Ontario’s future electricity …
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Sustainable site remediation : a life cycle assessment approach
… that itself can create environmental burdens. Life cycle assessment (LCA) was used as a tool to examine the environmental impacts associated with remediation activities. A hypothetical contaminated site with five remediation alternatives was developed for this analysis. The results of Life …
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Development in Western Canada: A Gap Analysis
… attention because of recent climate commitments. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) can help to compare different pathways of gas development considering all life cycle stages. The objective of this thesis is to conduct a LCA of GHG emissions of natural gas in western Canada, with a focus on BC`s Montney …
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Maximising energy recovery from the brewery wastewater treatment system: a study evaluating the anaerobic digestion wastewater treatment plant at SAB's newlands brewery
… into the SABWTP. An environmental impact assessment on the SABWTP and its associated process was carried out using life cycle assessment (LCA) tools. Anaerobic digestibility of the two major organic brewery by-products, brewer’s spent grain and brewer’s spent yeast, was evaluated …
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Reducing future bushfire risk : optimal strategies for fuel load reduction
… a Decision Support System (DSS) that integrates Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) to evaluate three fuel load reduction strategies: Fuel Reduction Burning (FRB), Mechanical Fuel Load Reduction (MFLR), and their combination. The DSS quantifies environmental impacts (e.g., …
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The development of a regional inventory database for the material phase of the pavement life-cycle with updated vehicle emission factors using moves
… various sustainability rating systems and life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools for roadways and pavements. However, many of the existing pavement LCA tools use outdated databases and, at present, there are no regional LCA tools available. This study focuses on regionalizing the pavement LCA by …
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Produção, beneficiamento e distribuição da Tilápia do Nilo produzida em tanque-rede: uma avaliação energética ambiental.
… of Nile tilapia production, following the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The objective of the thesis was to evaluate the environmental performance in the production of Nile tilapia in different sizes, from nursery, rearing, fattening, processing (in fillet, steak and gutted …
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