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Muhammad SaqlainDepartment of Energy/ Chemical TechnologyAalto University

Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCA) : Impact and

Challenges

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LCA : Impact and Challenges

1. LCA : Life Cycle and process2. Goal and Scope definition3. Life Cycle inventory 4. Life cycle impact assessment5. Current Developments

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1. LCA: Overview

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1. LCA: Process

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2. Goal and Scope Definition

Reason for the Study

Goal

Intended Use of Study

Intended Audience

LCA plan

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2. Goal and Scope Definition

GoalSystem Boundary

MethodologyAnd Review

Data Acquisition

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Unclear goal and scope definition lead to inefficient utilization of available resources

Vague GoalDefinition

Too small system boundary

Unclear methodology

Study overlap

Unreliable incoherentDataSources

Time

Mon

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3. Life Cycle Inventory

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3. Life Cycle Inventory

Impact Categories

Data Collection :

QualityAcquisition

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4. Life Cycle Impact Assessment

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3. Current Developments

Unified Data Inventories and External Regulation

Standardization

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CONCLUSION

1. LCA Process2. Challenges:

1. Scope definition2. Data Acquisition3. Quality management4. LCA Compatibility

3. Current Developments14

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Questions?

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