I have a manufacturing process block diagram and I want to know if we can perform Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) on the process. What kind out information will I get on the process if I perform LCA?
Hi Aashlesha, you can follow our article to see how to perform LCA for a manufacturing process unit.
1. Article A life cycle assessment-based approach for evaluating the in...
2. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.204
There is term used "Simplified Life Cycle Analysis" as per ISO standards. Under this domain, you can set your targeted life cycle stage for which you are willing to perform LCA. Morover, if you are interested in only a few parameters like energy consumtion or carbon foot print analysis, you can set these outcomes as your targeted scope and perform LCA on limited scale as SLCA.
Dear Aashlesha,
yes, you can if you have accurate input-output data for material- and energy flows in units. In this case, you can build an LCA process for this (LC Inventory), even in a free demo version of GaBi. You can build an LCA plan on this LCA process, which will run analytical data on emissions, primary energies, environmental impact categories. Since you would perform this analysis for only the production stage, delimit the system from cradle-to-gate beforehand.
Best wishes, Viktoria
Van Thao Le , Syed Tahir Bukhari and Viktoria Mannheim Thank You so much for your replies. It is really helpful.
Hi Aashlesha
Yes, you can perform the LCA for a block diagram exactly answered by Viktoria Mannheim. Follow the LCA Steps and define related goals and scope based on which you will possibly create the inventory. Mapping will take place on that basis only. This will help you in identifying the total footprint data based on the level of your inventory. It's an environmental management tool, however, you can explore other aspects, as well.
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