Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an established methodology used to quantify the environmental impacts of products, processes and services. Circular economy (CE) thinking is conceptual way of considering the impacts of consuming resources. By taking a closed loop approach, CE provides a framework for influencing behaviours and practices to minimise this impact. Development of the circular economy is a crucial component in the progression towards future sustainability. This book provides a robust systematic approach to the circular economy concept, using the established methodology of LCA. Including chapters on circular economic thinking, the use of LCA as a metric and linking LCA to the wider circular economy, this book utilises case studies to illustrate the approaches to LCA. With contributions from researchers worldwide, Life Cycle Assessment provides a practical, global guide for those who wish to use LCA as a research tool or to inform policy, process, and product improvement.

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Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Year

2021

Print ISBN

9781788014458

eBook ISBN

9781839161360

Edition

Topic

Biological Sciences

Subtopic

Environmental Science

Index

Biological Sciences

Cover
Title
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1 Theories and Tools for the Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Human Activities
Chapter 2 The Circular Economy: Concept, Tools and Implementation
Chapter 3 Life Cycle Assessment as a Metric for Circular Economy
Chapter 4 Case Study – Construction Material (Steel)
Chapter 5 Case Study – Construction Materials (Cement, Aggregates and Concrete Products)
Chapter 6 Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Using Glass Powder as a Supplementary Cementitious Material in a Context of Open-loop Recycling
Chapter 7 Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Polymer Packaging
Chapter 8 Case Study: Textiles
Chapter 9 Refining Made Circular: The Potential for Substituting Biogenic for Fossil Carbon
Chapter 10 Case Study – Packaging
Chapter 11 Case Study: Agricultural Crop Production
Chapter 12 Livestock Production
Chapter 13 Case Study – Bioenergy Life-cycle Analysis and Implications on Bioenergy-driven Circular Economy
Chapter 14 Resource Impacts of Fully Renewable Energy Systems: The Case of Metals
Chapter 15 Linking Life Cycle Assessment to the Wider Circular Economy
Subject Index

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