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Life cycle assessment of pulp and paper production – A Portuguese case study

A. Santos, A.P. Barbosa-Póvoa, A. Carvalho

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (Published)

Jul, 2018

Keywords: Life cycle assessment ReCiPe 2008 IMPACT 2002 + Paper industry SimaPro

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the most used methodology to assess the environmental impacts of supply chains. Despite being the most used methodology, LCAs studies regarding forest wood supply chains considering an exhaustive Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) approach are still lacking…

Roadmap for Environmental Impact Retrofit in chemical processes through the application of Life Cycle Assessment methods

A.F. Mimoso, A. Carvalho, A.N. Mendes, A.P. Barbosa-Povóa

Journal of Cleaner Production (Published)

Mar, 2015

Keywords: Environmental impact Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) methods Chemical processes Framework SimaPro

The European Commission presented the Life Cycle Assessment as the best framework for evaluating the environmental impact of products/processes. Companies are trying to reduce the environmental impact of products/processes, therefore the European Commission underlined the need for…