Automation of life cycle assessment—A critical review of developments in the field of life cycle inventory analysis

B Köck, A Friedl, S Serna Loaiza, W Wukovits… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The collection of reliable data is an important and time-consuming part of the life cycle
inventory (LCI) phase. Automation of individual steps can help to obtain a higher volume of …

Fuelling power plants by natural gas: An analysis of energy efficiency, economical aspects and environmental footprint based on detailed process simulation of the …

E Barbera, A Mio, AM Pavan, A Bertucco… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In view of the low-carbon transformation of the power sector, natural gas-fired power
generation is the only technology, among fossil resources, that will continue to provide an …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities in assessing sustainability during chemical process design

A Argoti, A Orjuela, PC Narváez - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The need for incorporating sustainability principles as a design goal rather than a constraint
has prompted major changes in chemical process design and engineering in recent …

Are the Portuguese public hospitals sustainable? A triple bottom line hybrid data envelopment analysis approach

YM Pederneiras, MA Pereira… - … in Operational Research, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The harmonious interaction between humans and the biosphere determines how
sustainable existence and coexistence are. However, when social challenges appear …

Application of techno-economic and sensitivity analyses as decision-making tools for assessing emerging large-scale technologies for production of chitosan-based …

SI Meramo-Hurtado, AD González-Delgado - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
New ways and technologies for synthesizing adsorbent materials have been emerging
based on the green chemistry concept for the sustainable use of available resources. In this …

Multiscale modelling techniques in life cycle assessment: Application to nanostructured polymer systems in the maritime industry

A Mio, S Bertagna, L Cozzarini, E Laurini… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges of Life Cycle Assessment is in the generation of life cycle
inventories for complex or novel materials. This paper aims at broadening the perspective in …

Sustainability efficiency assessment of the electricity mix of the 28 EU member countries combining data envelopment analysis and optimized projections

P Zurano-Cervelló, C Pozo, JM Mateo-Sanz, L Jiménez… - Energy Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Assessing the sustainability level of the power sector can aid the transition towards a
sustainable energy system. In this contribution, we propose a novel approach to compare …

SUSCAPE: A framework for the optimal design of SUStainable ChemicAl ProcEsses incorporating data envelopment analysis

A Gonzalez-Garay, G Guillen-Gosalbez - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Developing computer aided tools for process design is of paramount importance in the
transition toward a more sustainable chemical industry. In this work, we present a framework …

Comparison of Biobutanol Production Pathways via Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol Fermentation Using a Sustainability Exergy-Based Metric

SI Meramo-Hurtado, AD González-Delgado… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The incorporation of sustainability aspects into the design of chemical processes has been
increasing since the last century. Hence, there are several proposed methodologies and …

Multiscale modelling techniques in Life Cycle Assessment: application to product design

A Mio, M Fermeglia - Procedia CIRP, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper aims at broadening the perspective in life cycle assessment methodology,
exploiting multiscale modelling towards the generation of life cycle inventory data during an …