Life cyde analysis

Introduction Why Life-Cyde Analysis of Biobased Products ... 

H., and Harrison, S.T.L. (2007) Environmental analysis of plastic production processes comparing petroleum-based polypropylene and polyethylene with biologically-based poly-P-hydroxybutyric add using life cyde analysis./. Biotechnol, 130 (1), 57-66. 

The environmental impact of product life cycles may be evaluated by (environmental) life cycle assessment, also called life cyde analysis. Life cycle assessment is generally divided into four stages [32] ... 

Fabrycky J.W. and Blanchard, B.S. (1991) Life-Cyde Cost and Economic Analysis, Prentice Hall, Englewood ClilFs, NJ. 

The inventory analysis gathers the necessary data regarding the extraction of resources and emissions for all processes involved in the product life cyde. For this purpose, databases have been developed, such as Ecoinvent, the Chinese National Database, Spine (www.globalspine.com), JEMAI, and the European Reference life Cycle Data System, which give estimates about resource extraction and emissions... 

The environmental impact analysis is based on the hfe-cyde analysis [34], which evaluates environmental aspects and potential impacts throughout a product s life cyde (e.g., cradle-to-grave evaluation) from raw material acquisition through production, use and disposal. For asphalt emulsion based paving, this analysis includes not just for production of the asphalt emulsion and paving operations, it starts from the crude oil production, refinery process, chemical additives and aggregate production. 

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