life cycle assessment – TechConnect Briefs

Use life cycle assessment and risk assessment tools to oversee the development of nanomaterial in building industry

Hu M., Catholic University of America, US

While nanotechnologies offer tremendous benefits for society, they may also pose significant risks. The same properties that make nanomaterial’s promising-those that make them behave quite differently from bulk forms of the same materials-could lead to [...]

Outwitting the uncertainty of nanotechnology risks through environmental life cycle assessment

Steevens J., Chappell M., Janzen D., Edwards D., Shih W., US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, US

The goal of this study was to evaluate a carbon nanotube (CNT) product in terms of life cycle phases representing points where resources are expended and emissions are created. The study described here is important [...]

Life Cycle Assessment of a Nano TiO2 Coating Self-Cleaning Float Glass

Pini M., University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT

Ecodesign of nanoTiO2 self-cleaning float glasses with the LCA (life Cycle Assessment) methodology.

Life Cycle Assessment of a Nano TiO2 Coating Self-Cleaning Float Glass

Pini M., University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT

Ecodesign of nanoTiO2 self-cleaning float glasses with the LCA (life Cycle Assessment) methodology.

Screening Level Cradle to Grave Life Cycle Assessment of a Conceptual Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Display Device.

Upadhyayula V.K.K., USEPA/ORISE, US

The case study focuses on performing a screening level Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a hypothetical 15-inch CNT-FED device. The life cycle inventory (LCI) for the manufacture of the CNT-FED is based on values from [...]

Screening Level Cradle to Grave Life Cycle Assessment of a Conceptual Carbon Nanotube Field Emission Display Device

Upadhyayula V.K.K., USEPA/ORISE, US

The case study focuses on performing a screening level Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a hypothetical 15-inch CNT-FED device. The life cycle inventory (LCI) for the manufacture of the CNT-FED is based on values from [...]

Eco-efficiency measurement for Hydrogen as an alternative public transportation fuel

Cha K-H, Lee J-Y, Hur T., Konkuk University, KR

Urban governments are continually striving to enhance public transportation in ways that make them more environmental-friendly and improve the air quality. H2 and Fuel Cell Bus (FCB) offer one of the best ways to reduce [...]

Environmental Performance Assessment of Companies: Applying Life Cycle Assessment at the Enterprise Level

Dettling J., Loerincik Y., Margni M., Jolliet O., Ecointesys - Life Cycle Systems, US

Sustainability is rapidly increasing in emphasis among the world’s leading companies. There is increasing pressures on companies to understand and be able to communicate the impacts of their products and activities. This pressure comes internally-from [...]