Progress in Life Cycle Assessment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. State of the Art and Future Developments in LCA

      • Tobias Viere

      Pages 3-6

3. New Methodological Developments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Using Network Analysis for Use Phase Allocations in LCA Studies of Automation Technology Components

      • Mercedes Barkmeyer, Felipe Cerdas, Christoph Herrmann

      Pages 9-16

   3. Eco-indicators of Machining Processes

      • Sandra Eisenträger, Ekkehard Schiefer

      Pages 17-25

   4. Enhancing the Water Footprint Method to a Region Specific Management Tool

      • Natalia Finogenova, Markus Berger, Matthias Finkbeiner

      Pages 27-35

   5. Product System Modularization in LCA Towards a Graph Theory Based Optimization for Product Design Alternatives

      • Chris Gabrisch, Felipe Cerdas, Christoph Herrmann

      Pages 37-44

   6. Integrating Life-Cycle Assessment into Automotive Manufacturing—A Review-Based Framework to Measure the Ecological Performance of Production Technologies

      • Malte Gebler, Felipe Cerdas, Alexander Kaluza, Roman Meininghaus, Christoph Herrmann

      Pages 45-55

4. Product System and Inventory Modelling

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57

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   2. Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) of Sewage Sludge: GHG Emissions of Various Hydrochar Applications

      • Fabian Gievers, Achim Loewen, Michael Nelles

      Pages 59-68

   3. Uncertainty Information in LCI-Databases and Its Propagation Through an LCA Model

      • Alexandra Opitz, Christof Menzel

      Pages 69-77

   4. LCA of Energy and Material Demands in Professional Data Centers: Case Study of a Server

      • F. Peñaherrera, J. Hobohm, K. Szczepaniak

      Pages 79-88

   5. Identification of Potentials for Improvement in Paint Production Process Through Material Flow Cost Accounting—A Step Towards Sustainability

      • Esther Peschel, André Paschetag, Mandy Wesche, Helmut Nieder, Stephan Scholl

      Pages 89-96

5. Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97

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   2. Development of a Functional Unit for a Product Service System: One Year of Varied Use of Clothing

      • Felix M. Piontek, Max Rehberger, Martin Müller

      Pages 99-104

   3. LCA in Process Development: Case Study of the OxFA-Process

      • Simon Rauch, Frank Piepenbreier, Dorothea Voss, Jakob Albert, Martin Hartmann

      Pages 105-113

   4. Using Energy System Modelling Results for Assessing the Emission Effect of Vehicle-to-Grid for Peak Shaving

      • Anika Regett, Constanze Kranner, Sebastian Fischhaber, Felix Böing

      Pages 115-123

   5. Assessment of Social Impacts Along the Value Chain of Automation Technology Components Using the LCWE Method

      • Friederike Schlegl, Mercedes Barkmeyer, Alexander Kaluza, Eva Knüpffer, Stefan Albrecht

      Pages 125-133

   6. Life Cycle Assessment of Industrial Cooling Towers

      • Christine Schulze, Sebastian Thiede, Christoph Herrmann

      Pages 135-146

The book contains the latest developments in the field of life cycle assessment (LCA) and its application. It contains numerous research articles from leading German research institutes working towards the further development of the methodology. The book provides important insights for professionals working in the field of sustainability assessment, for researchers interested in the current state of the research of the methodology and its application as well as for advanced university students in different science and engineering fields.

• Life cycle assessment
• Life cycle management
• Circular economy
• Sustainability Assessment
• Life Cycle Engineering
• sustainability

• Material Flow Management and Resource Economy, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

  Liselotte Schebek

• Sustainable Manufacturing and Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

  Christoph Herrmann, Felipe Cerdas

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