Growing consciousness regarding the environmental impacts of additive manufacturing (AM) processes has led to research focusing on quantifying their using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The main objective this paper is review state art existing LCA studies AM processes. In paper, a systematic literature carried out where total 77 papers LCA, including social-Life (S-LCA), are analyzed...

System-level research has resulted in significant advancements in horticultural crop production. Contributions of individual components to production efficiency, cost, and environmental impact have been a focus of such research. Public awareness of the environmental impact of products and services is increasing. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool to study horticultural crop production system...

This paper compares life-cycle greenhouse gas GHG emissions from two municipal solid waste MSW management options, municipal waste combustion, and landfilling, using a U.S. EPA life-cycle assessment LCA model, the MSW Decision Support Tool. Unlike previously reported LCAs, key combustion model inputs—total MSW carbon content and its biogenic/fossil split—are determined not from MSW composition ...

Sustainable solvents are crucial for chemical processes and can be tailored to applications by Computer-Aided Molecular Process Design (CAMPD). Recent CAMPD methods consider not only economics but also environmental hazards impacts. However, holistic assessment needs address the complete life cycle of solvents. Here, we propose a framework integrating Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) from cradle-to-...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-economic (TEA) are crucial for a comprehensive evaluation of the novel high-performance thermoplastic polymer polyoxazolidinone (POX).

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a popular approach for considering the broader impacts of industrial products and processes. LCA relies on information about emissions throughout the life cycle and their impacts. For emerging technologies or at early stages of engineering design, such detailed information about emissions and their impact is usually not available. However, data about inputs to var...

Stand-alone environmental indicators based on life cycle assessment (LCA), such as the carbon footprint and water footprint, are becoming increasingly popular as a means of directing sustainable production and consumption. However, individually, these metrics violate the principle of LCA known as comprehensiveness and do not necessarily provide an indication of overall environmental impact. In ...

To build a life cycle assessment (LCA) database of Japanese products embracing their global supply chains in a manner requiring lower time and labor burdens, this study estimates the intensity of embodied global environmental burden for commodities produced in Japan. The intensity of embodied global environmental burden is a measure of the environmental burden generated globally by unit product...

*Correspondence: Fu Zhao, Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088, USA e-mail: [email protected] Rare-earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 elements with similar chemical properties, including 15 in the lanthanide group, yttrium, and scandium. Due to their unique physical and chemi...