Assessing eco-innovations in green chemistry: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a cosmetic product with a bio-based ingredient

Secchi, Michela; Castellani, Valentina; Collina, Elena; Mirabella, Nadia; Sala, Serenella

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.073

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“…Cordella et al, 2008;Koroneos et al, 2005;San Martin et al, 2016); cosmetics production (Nucci et al, 2014;Secchi et al, 2016); fertilisation (e.g. Fantozzi et al, 2015;Notarnicola et al, 2011;Salomone and Ioppolo, 2012).…”

Section: Recovery Of Food Loss In Industrial Ecology Applicationsmentioning

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Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation

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a b s t r a c tFood loss is a major concern from both environmental and social point of view. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been largely applied to quantify the environmental impact of food and to identify pros and cons of different options for optimisation of food systems management, including the recovery of potential waste occurring along the supply chain. However, within LCA case studies, there is still a general lack of proper accounting of food losses. A discrepancy both in food loss definition and in the approaches adopted to model the environmental burden of food loss has been observed. These aspects can lead to misleading and, sometimes, contrasting results, limiting the reliability of LCA as a decision support tool for assessing food production systems. This article aims, firstly, at providing a preliminary analysis on how the modelling of food loss has been conducted so far in LCA studies. Secondly, it suggests a definition for food loss to be adopted. Finally, the article investigates the consequence of using such definition and it proposes potential paths for the development of a common methodological framework to increase the robustness and comparability of the LCA studies. It discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches adopted to account for food loss along the food supply chain: primary production, transport and storage, food processing, distribution, consumption and end of life. It is also proposed to account separately between avoidable, possibly avoidable and unavoidable food loss by means of specific indicators. Finally, some recommendations for LCA practitioners are provided on how to deal with food loss in LCA studies focused on food products. The most relevant recommendations concern: i) the systematic accounting of food loss generated along the food supply chain; ii) the modelling of waste treatments according to the specific characteristics of food; iii) the sensitivity analysis on the modelling approaches adopted to model multi-functionality; and iv) the need of transparency in describing the modelling of food loss generation and management.

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“…Examples of IE applications are however very wide, including that some authors discussed some applications without specifically mentioning these as IE (e.g. Secchi et al, 2016).…”

Section: Recovery Of Food Loss In Industrial Ecology Applicationsmentioning

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Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation

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“…On such purpose, the use of LCA, based on LCT approach, has had large diffusion both in the research and in the legislative fields. LCA, indeed, has been widely used to compare different waste management and treatment options [22,23] and to assess the environmental performance of various bio-economy value chains [24,25]. Furthermore, LCT is at the core of the European policies on waste management [6] to support the identification of the most environmentally sound options.…”

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Bio-Economy Contribution to Circular Economy

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2018

Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies

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European policies are advocating a transition toward "bio-economy", an economy aiming at reducing the dependence from fossil-based resources, limiting greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts, safeguarding food security and ensuring a sustainable economic growth. Besides, circular economy policies are aiming at closing the loop of resources as much as possible. The application of circular economy principles to bio-economy could represent a valuable contribution to bio-economy performance optimisation. The present paper investigates the contribution of bio-economy to circular economy. It proposes a conceptual framework to assess the potential for circularity for bio-waste and related by-products and it puts forward some considerations on the application of this framework to food waste. However, both bio-economy and circular economy may imply environmental burdens if an integrated assessment encompassing all life cycle stages of production and consumption is missing. Hence, adopting life cycle assessment is crucial to unveil trade-offs and ensuring identifying the best options for bio-economy and circular economy implementation.

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“…In Korea, the average life expectancy at the end of 2013 was 81.8 years, which is about 20 years older. In the case of developed countries, such as France, Japan, and the US, the size of the physically and mentally healthy population has increased rapidly [1,2]. Extending a lifespan is a blessing, but the social burden is also growing proportional to the prolonging of decrepitude.…”

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Antiaging Cosmeceuticals in Korea and Open Innovation in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution: From Research to Business

Shin

Park

2019

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The importance of the healthcare industry has increased and it has thrived, although the cosmetic industry of Korea has been in depression. A recently issued group of items in Korea, 'cosmeceuticals', is defined as a combination of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics proven to have medical effectiveness. Antiaging cosmeceuticals in Korea have performed well in terms of expanding business by combining with beauty services, so they are viewed as high-valued items. This fact supports the evidence that there are various studies on cosmeceuticals. Therefore, this paper shows that the global status and growth potential of cosmeceuticals are documented and the concepts of the application of the demonstration complex and open innovation will be linked together based on research of antiaging cosmeceuticals in Korea for an aging society. This paper intends to provide the basic information for forming a 'lab to market' which connects the future cosmeceutical laboratory to the market.

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Assessing eco-innovations in green chemistry: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a cosmetic product with a bio-based ingredient

Cited by 81 publications

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Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation

Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation

Bio-Economy Contribution to Circular Economy

Antiaging Cosmeceuticals in Korea and Open Innovation in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution: From Research to Business

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