Materials Life Cycle Assessment

    Code: CEM 185

    Credits: 05

    Elective subject

    Contents:

    • Establishing conceptual relationships on materials’ life cycle
    • Analysis of environmental impact categories
    • LCA as an environmental management tool: attributive LCA and consequential LCA
    • The ISO 14000 series as standards for LCA
    • Analysis of datasets and databases for LCA
    • Impact assessment methods and characterization models
    • Critical discussion on environmental footprints of materials based on computational exercises
    • In-depth application of allocation, parameterization and sensitivity procedures in LCA
    • Preparing scientific communications of impact indicators
    • Reflection on circularity and sustainability based on LCA projects

    References:

      1. Avaliação do ciclo de vida : princípios e aplicações. Coord. Anna Lúcia Mourad. CETEA, Campinas, Brasil. ISBN : 85-7029049-7. 92 p. 2022. 283 p. 2016.

      2. Enviromental Life Cycle Assessment. Eds. Olivier Jolliet, Myriam Saadé-Sbeih, Shanna Shaked, Alexandre Jolliet & Pierre Crettaz. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London, New York. ePDF ISBN: -13: 978-1-4398-8770-7.

      3. Life Cycle Asssessment (LCA): A Guide to Best Practices. Eds. Walter Klopffer and Birgit Grahl. 2014 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany. Print ISBN: 978-3-527-32986-1. ePDF ISBN: 978-3-527-65565-6. 391 p. 2014.

      4. ISO 14044:2006. Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Requirements and Guidelines. 2006.