| In performing a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), where extended supply chain comparisons of environmental effects are made between different processes or products that achieve the same function, there are two areas where continuing research is focused: inventory development and impact assessment. In this session presentations will describe the latest methods for achieving quality results in an efficient way. For inventory development, presentations will address the completeness and accuracy of flows, the methods used to acquire the material / energy flows, and the time to prepare the inventory. Impact assessment presentations will consider the range of metrics that can be used to evaluate inventories. Especially desirable are papers that present an advance in sustainability metrics, with particular emphasis on new, improved, and normalized metrics. The methods of inventory and metric development are key issues to be discussed during the session. |
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Philosophical Background of Green and Sustainable Chemistry and Its Metrics in Japan
Itaru Yasui, United Nations University, 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Life Cycle Inventory - the Quality of Inputs
Michael Overcash, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905 and Matthew J. Realff, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, 311 Ferst Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332-0100 |
Thermodynamic Life Cycle Assessment of Emerging Technologies
Yi Zhang, The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 125 Koffolt Lab, 140 West 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43202 and Bhavik R. Bakshi, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State Unversity, Columbus, OH 43210 |
New Stochastic Simulation Capability Applied to Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (Greet) Model
Karthik Subramanyan1, Urmila Diwekar1, Ye Wu2 and Michael Wang2, (1)Vishwamitra Research Institute, 34 N Cass Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (2)Center for Transportation Research, Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Labs, 9700 S Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439 |
Sustainability and Life Cycle Principles in Practice: Glaxosmithkline's Experiences with Flasc Tm (Fast Life Cycle Assessment of Synthetic Chemistry)
Concepcion Jimenez-Gonzalez, CEHS, GlaxoSmithKline, 5 Moore Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, David Constable, CEHS, GlaxoSmithKline, 1 Franklin Plaza, Philadelphia, PA 19103 and Richard Henderson, CEHS, GlaxoSmithKline, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SD12 ODP, United Kingdom |
Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Chemical Process Design
Karen High, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078 |
Control Theory Applications for the Life Cycle Assessment of Improved Industrial Sustainability
Cristina Piluso, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit, MI 48202, Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202 and Helen H. Lou, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P.O.Box 10053, Beaumont, TX 77710 |
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