An environmental assessment method for cleaner production technologies |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), Mol, Belgium;2. 2C ECOSOLUTIONS, Oud-Heverlee, Belgium;3. Universidad de la Costa (CUC), Baranquilla, Colombia;4. Universidad de Cienfuegos (UCf), Cuba;5. University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium;1. College of Fashion, Donghua University, Shanghai, 200051, China;2. Key Laboratory of Clothing Design & Technology (Donghua University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200051, China;3. National Engineering Laboratory for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China;4. Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shanghai, 200135, China;1. Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616, USA;2. Universidad Centro Americana “José Simeón Cañas” (UCA), Autopista Sur, San Salvador, El Salvador;2. The Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 311 Conference Center Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-4134, USA;1. Chameli Devi Group of Institutions (CDGI), Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India;2. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Vihar Lake, Mumbai 400087, India;1. Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Laboratório de Produção e Meio Ambiente, São Paulo, Brazil;2. Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA |
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| Abstract: | An environmental assessment method for cleaner production technologies enabling quantitative analysis of environmental impact is presented.The proposed method is based on material and energy flows and uses a set of profile indices, including raw material, energy, waste, product and packaging profiles that describe all material and energy flows related to the technology under investigation. The indices are used as a basis for determining an integrated index for overall environmental assessment of cleaner production technologies.The presented method can be employed to evaluate environmental nuisance of implemented, modernised and modified technological processes and products as well to perform comparative analyses of alternative technologies. |
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