Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies : : From Science to Innovation.

• Author: Benetto, Enrico.
• TeilnehmendeR: Gericke, Kilian.; Guiton, Mélanie.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (498 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- LCM, Circular Economy and Product Value Chain -- 1 Life Cycle Management Approaches to Support Circular Economy -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Decision Support Framework for Circular Economy Implementation in the Packaging Sector -- 3 Leveraging an Ecodesign Foundation to Enable Circular Value Creation -- 4 Raw Materials Are Products of Our Brain-What Does This Mean for LCM? -- 5 Collective Action to Settled New Circular Economy Business Models -- 6 Key Issues and Learnings from the Discussion -- References -- 2 Sustainability Performance Evaluation for Selecting the Best Recycling Pathway During Its Design Phase -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodological Framework -- 2.1 Segmentation of Recycling Processes -- 2.2 Unit Process Database -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Step by Step Evaluation Methodology -- 3.2 Unit Process Performance Calculation -- 3.2.1 Technical Performances -- 3.2.2 Economic Performances -- 3.2.3 Environmental Performances -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 A Synthesis of Optimization Approaches for LCA-Integrated Industrial Process Modeling: Application to Potable Water Production Plants -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Statement of the Optimization-Process Modelling-LCA Problem -- 2.1 Problem Formulation -- 2.2 EVALEAU: The DWPP Simulator -- 2.3 The Proposed Integrated Simulation-Optimization Approach -- 3 Optimization Approaches -- 3.1 Off-the-Shelf Global Search Metaheuristic Algorithms -- 3.2 Hybrid Algorithms Combining Global and Local Search -- 3.3 Surrogate Model-Based Optimizers -- 3.4 Local Search -- 4 Numerical Results -- 4.1 Short Description of the DWPP -- 4.2 Results Using off-the-Shelf Global Search Algorithms -- 4.3 Results Using Hybrid Algorithms -- 4.4 Results Using Surrogate Model-Based Optimizers -- 4.5 Results Using Local Search.

5 Conclusions and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 A Bi-dimensional Assessment to Measure the Performance of Circular Economy: A Case Study of Tires End-of-Life Management -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Approaches for Circular Economy Assessment -- 2.1 A Short Review on Circular Economy Assessment -- 2.2 An Approach Based on Trade-off Issues in Circular Economy -- 3 Case Study: Tire Closed Loop Recycling -- 3.1 Data, Assumptions and Choices Modeling -- 3.2 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Bio-based Materials Within the Circular Economy: Opportunities and Challenges -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Session Contributions -- 2.1 Oral Presentations -- 3 Messages and Outcomes of the Session -- 4 Future Perspectives Based on the Session -- References -- 6 Bio-Economy Contribution to Circular Economy -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Valorisation of Bio-Waste and Bio-Based By-Products -- 3 Assessing the Potential for Circularity: The Overall Conceptual Framework and Application to Food Waste -- 4 Considerations on Food Waste Valorisation from a Circular Economy Perspective -- 4.1 Food Waste Generation Accounting -- 4.2 Valorisation of Food Waste, Possible Options -- 4.3 LCA Applied to Bio-Economy Value Chains: Future Challenges -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 7 Life Cycle Management and Circular Economy Challenges for the Textile Sector: Session Wrap Up -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Framing and Responding to the Challenge -- 3 Future Perspectives -- References -- 8 Life Cycle Assessment of Organic, BCI and Conventional Cotton: A Comparative Study of Cotton Cultivation Practices in India -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Goal -- 2.2 Scope of the Study -- 2.3 Functional Unit -- 2.4 Data Collection -- 2.5 Allocation -- 2.6 Inclusion and Exclusion -- 2.7 Software and Database.

2.8 Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) -- 3 Modelling Approach-Agriculture Model -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Limitations -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Life Cycle Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry Using an Applicable and Robust LCA-Based Environmental Sustainability Assessment Approach -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of LCAs in the Pharmaceutical Industry -- 3 Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) in Pharma-LCAs -- 4 Product Category Rules (PCRs) for the Pharmaceutical Industry -- 5 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- 10 Establishing LCA in the Healthcare Sector -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Building a Common Framework for Product Carbon Footprints in the Healthcare Sector -- 3 Implementing LCA in Novo Nordisk -- 4 Communicating About LCA and Product Carbon Footprint in the Healthcare Sector -- 5 The Future of LCA in Healthcare -- References -- 11 Improving the Life Cycle Performance of Chemical Products and Materials Through Data Exchange Along the Value Chain-Synthesis of LCM2017 Session Presentations -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rapid Estimation of Life Cycle Inventories -- 3 Current Models and Approaches for Data Matching and Modelling of Chemical Production -- 4 PlasticsEurope Experience in Managing Information Along the Value Chain for RA and LCA -- 5 Biomass Balance Approach: An Innovative and Complementary Approach for Using Biomass in the Chemical Industry -- 6 Sustainability at Teijin: Customer Benefit Model and Case Study Tires -- 7 Life Cycle Assessment of Acrylic Fibre and Garment in Thailand -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- 12 Biomass Balance: An Innovative and Complementary Method for Using Biomass as Feedstock in the Chemical Industry -- Abstract -- 1 BASF's Biomass Balance Approach -- 2 Biomass Balance in Chemical Processes -- 3 Sustainability of Renewable Feedstocks.

4 Implementation in LCA -- 4.1 Chemical Value Factor (cv) -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 13 Greening Agri-food Value Chains in Emerging Economies -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Summary of the Session Presentations -- 2.1 Rice, Sugarcane and Oil Palm Cultivation in Thailand -- 2.2 Dairy and Maize Farming in South Africa -- 2.3 Pork Meat Production in South Africa -- 2.4 Hydrous Ethanol Production from Sugarcane in Brazil -- 2.5 Emissions from Global Land Use Change and Deforestation -- 3 Outcomes of the Session -- 4 Future Perspectives -- References -- 14 Assessment of Cleantech Options to Mitigate the Environmental Impact of South African Dairy Farming -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Life Cycle Inventory -- 4 Life Cycle Impact Assessment -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 15 Food Waste Management (Sector) in a Circular Economy -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Food Waste Generation in Europe -- 3 Business Opportunity Through Co-digestion of Dairy Manure in the US -- 4 The Role of Composting in a Circular Economy -- 5 Agri-food Waste Streams Utilisation for Food Substitutes Development -- 6 Discussion and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 16 The Role of Compost in Bio-waste Management and Circular Economy -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 17 Agri-Food Waste Streams Utilization for Development of More Sustainable Food Substitutes -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods and Materials -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Environmental Impact of Food Substitutes -- 3.2 Potential of Agri-Food Wastes Application for Production of Food Substitutes Biomass -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 18 Implementation and Management of Life Cycle Approaches in Business-Challenges, Opportunities, Business Learnings and Best Practice -- Abstract.

1 Introduction -- 2 Main Messages from the Presentations -- 3 Discussion on Messages and Outcomes -- 4 Conclusion and Future Perspectives -- References -- 19 Neuro-marketing Tools for Assessing the Communication Effectiveness of Life Cycle Based Environmental Labelling-Procedure and Methodology -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Life Cycle Based Environmental Information as Part of Product-Related Communication -- 3 Project Procedure and Methodology -- 4 Measurement of Human Reaction to Environmental Labels and Advertising -- 5 Final Conclusions -- References -- Innovation for Sustainable Production and Urban Systems -- 20 LCM for Transport and Mobility -- Abstract -- 1 Implementing Life Cycle Management in Transport and Mobility Industry -- 2 Policy Framework -- 3 Conclusions -- References -- 21 Conceptual Development of Hybrid Structures Towards Eco-Efficient Vehicle Lightweighting -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Automotive Lightweight Structures and LCE -- 2.1 Design of Automotive Lightweight Structures -- 2.2 LCE for Automotive Lightweight Structures -- 3 Key Requirements for Effective LCE in the Development of Lightweight Concepts -- 4 Interdisciplinary Engineering Processes -- 5 Discussion and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 22 LCA in Strategic Decision Making for Long Term Urban Transportation System Transformation -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Method -- 2.1 Scope and Indicators -- 2.2 Structure of the Model -- 2.3 Parameterization -- 2.4 Forecasting -- 2.5 Target Setting -- 2.6 Levers -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Scope -- 3.2 Structure and Parameterization -- 3.3 Forecasting &amp -- Target Setting -- 3.4 Levers -- 4 Interpretation -- 4.1 Scope, Structure and Parameterization -- 4.2 Forecasting and Target Setting -- 4.3 Levers -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 23 Management of Construction Waste: LCA and Complex System Modeling.

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