Assessment of the environmental impact of a car tire throughout its lifecycle using the LCA method

K Piotrowska, W Kruszelnicka, P Bałdowska-Witos… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
There are numerous threats to the natural environment that pose a significant risk both to the
environment and to human health, including car tires. Thus, there is a need to determine the …

Total life cycle of polypropylene products: Reducing environmental impacts in the manufacturing phase

V Mannheim, Z Simenfalvi - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper assesses the environmental burdens of a polypropylene product throughout the
product's life cycle, especially focusing on the injection-moulding stage. The complete life …

Application of LCA method for assessment of environmental impacts of a polylactide (PLA) bottle shaping

P Bałdowska-Witos, W Kruszelnicka, R Kasner… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the consumption of single-use
packaging. Their material diversity is a significant barrier to recycling, causing overloading of …

LCA as a tool for the environmental management of car tire manufacturing

P Katarzyna, P Izabela, BW Patrycja, K Weronika… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Car tire manufacturing can be the cause of numerous environmental hazards. Harmful
emissions from the production process are an acute danger to human health as well as the …

Managing the uncertainty and accuracy of life cycle assessment results for the process of beverage bottle moulding

P Bałdowska-Witos, K Piotrowska, W Kruszelnicka… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Using environmentally friendly materials in the technological process of bottle production fits
perfectly into the idea of sustainable development. The use of natural raw materials as well …

Life cycle assessment model of plastic products: Comparing environmental impacts for different scenarios in the production stage

V Mannheim - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper assesses the environmental loads of polypropylene and PP-PE-PET mixed-
plastic products throughout the products' life cycle in the production stage, with particular …

Control the system and environment of post-production wind turbine blade waste using life cycle models. Part 1. Environmental transformation models

I Piasecka, P Bałdowska-Witos, J Flizikowski… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Controlling the system—the environment of power plants is called such a transformation—
their material, energy and information inputs in time, which will ensure that the purpose of …

Life cycle assessment of two alternative plastics for bottle production

P Bałdowska-Witos, I Piasecka, J Flizikowski… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The article characterizes selected issues related to the method of performing environmental
impact analyses. Particular attention was paid to the need for identifying environmental …

Perspective: Comparison of end-of-life scenarios of municipal solid waste from viewpoint of life cycle assessment

V Mannheim - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Municipal solid waste management systems use several techniques for municipal solid
waste at the end-of-life stage. However, to take the major differences to identify good waste …

Manufacturing and recycling impact on environmental life cycle assessment of innovative wind power plant part 1/2

K Doerffer, P Bałdowska-Witos, M Pysz, P Doerffer… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wind power plants are considered as an ecologically-clean source of energy. However,
manufacturing processes cannot be treated that way. Manufacturing processes consume …