Streamlined Life Cycle Approaches for Use at Oil Refineries and Other Large Industrial Facilities

Weston, Neil; Clift, Roland; Holmes, Philip; Basson, Lauren; White, Neil H.

doi:10.1021/ie1007272

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“…In terms of materials, it must be remembered that sustainability is a property of the system and not of the material [7]. This is particularly relevant in the context of composite materials where the system not only consists of a plethora of raw materials, but the materials produced can be handled in a number of different ways (wet lay-up, pre-preg, etc.)…”

Section: Sustainability In the Context Of Composite Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This can be perceived as a major barrier to carrying out an assessment, but even generalised assessments can be valuable in highlighting issues within the production, use, and disposal of an item. Another perceived issue is the complexity of processing and manufacturing; however, streamlining methodologies have been found to be very successful in highlighting issues in production, which would not be captured if LCA was reserved as a corporate strategic tool e.g., [7].…”

Section: Life Cycle Assessment Of Compositesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Shades of Green: Life Cycle Assessment of a Urethane Methacrylate/Unsaturated Polyester Resin System for Composite Materials

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Bio-derived fibres and resins are of increasing interest as alternatives to petrochemicals in the production of so-called environmentally friendly composite materials. However, whilst the majority of systems consider complete replacement, another route is to look at the constituents that are required to give certain properties, including the content of diluents; a third is to identify ‘hot spots’ in manufacturing. This paper considers these three possibilities in the context of the production of a resin system, and presents results from a life cycle assessment. The aim of this study was to make qualitative assertions based on quantitative estimates. The current work provides a practical assessment of the contribution of the manufacturing process of a multi-part resin formulation to a range of environmental impacts. As a part of this, a multi-stage methodology, the first of its kind, which is more relevant for the batch processes used to manufacture many structural thermosetting polymer systems, was developed. This was applied to a range of resins, some of which include bio-mass derived precursors. For the boundary conditions used, the indications are that the impacts due to taking the constituents and processing them to produce the resin system are insignificant compared with those due to producing the feedstocks in the first place. Surprisingly, whether the feedstocks were from fossil resources or were bioderived was of little significance. As a consequence of the analysis, it has been demonstrated that whilst a manufacturer can make significant savings through careful management of plant and the supporting energy mix, significant improvements to the environmental impacts of resin systems can be made through the choice of particular monomers.

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Section: Life Cycle Assessment Of Compositesmentioning

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Shades of Green: Life Cycle Assessment of a Urethane Methacrylate/Unsaturated Polyester Resin System for Composite Materials

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“…This approach has found applications in many sectors, including vehicle development (Arena et al, 2013;Moriarty and Honnery, 2008), oil refineries and industrial facilities (Weston et al, 2011), global warming potential evaluation (Bala et al, 2010), coalfired electricity plants (Steinmann et al, 2014), pharmaceuticals (Jiménez-González et al, 2013), and food processing (Sanjuán et al, 2014), among others.…”

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Combined use of MILP and multi-linear regression to simplify LCA studies

Pascual-González

Pozo

Guillén‐Gosálbez

et al. 2015

Computers & Chemical Engineering

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“…Since a full LCA (traditional LCA that is in accordance with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14040/14044 [10]) is far too time and cost intensive for industrial companies to implement during their production and consumption processes during the design stage [11], there is an increasing demand for simpler methods to demonstrate a company's resource efficiency potential without being data or time consuming [12]. There are two different SLCA approaches that include streamlining at the level of life cycle inventory (LCI) and the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA).…”

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Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Bio-Based Material in Construction: A Case Study of a Phase Change Material Panel

Heidari

Mathis

Blanchet

et al. 2019

Forests

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Research Highlights: This is the first study that analyzes the environmental performance of wood-based phase change material (PCM) panels. Background and Objectives: Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a powerful environmental management tool. However, a full LCA, especially during the early design phase of a product, is far too time and data intensive for industrial companies to conduct during their production and consumption processes. Therefore, there is an increasing demand for simpler methods to demonstrate a company’s resource efficiency potential without being data or time intensive. The goal of this study is to investigate the suitability of streamlined LCA (SLCA) tools and methods used in the building material industry, and to assess their robustness in the case study of a wood-based PCM panel. Materials and Methods: The Bilan Produit tool was selected as the SLCA tool and a matrix LCA was selected as the most commonly used SLCA method. A specific case study of a wood-based PCM panel was selected with a focus on its application in building construction in the province of Québec. Results: As a semi-quantitative LCA method, the matrix LCA provided a quick screening of the product life cycle and its hotspot stages, i.e., life cycle stages with high impact. However, the results of the full LCA and SLCA tools were quantitative and based on scientific databases. The use of the PCM panel and heating energy had the highest environmental impacts as compared to other inputs. The results of the full LCA and SLCA also identified energy consumption as a hotspot. Insufficient material or processes in the SLCA databases was one of the reasons for the difference between the results of the SLCA and full LCA. Conclusions: The examined SLCA methods provided proper explanations for the bio-based material in construction, but several limitations still exist, and the methods should be improved to make them more robust when implemented in such a specific sector.

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Streamlined Life Cycle Approaches for Use at Oil Refineries and Other Large Industrial Facilities

Cited by 13 publications

References 24 publications

Shades of Green: Life Cycle Assessment of a Urethane Methacrylate/Unsaturated Polyester Resin System for Composite Materials

Shades of Green: Life Cycle Assessment of a Urethane Methacrylate/Unsaturated Polyester Resin System for Composite Materials

Combined use of MILP and multi-linear regression to simplify LCA studies

Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Bio-Based Material in Construction: A Case Study of a Phase Change Material Panel

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