Implications of choices and interpretation in LCA for multi-criteria process design: de-inked pulp capacity and cogeneration at a paper mill case study |
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| Authors: | Caroline Gaudreault Réjean Samson Paul Stuart |
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| Institution: | 1. Newhuadu Business School, Mingjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China;2. Collaborative Innovation Center for Energy Economics and Energy Policy, China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, PR China;3. School of Energy Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;1. School of Engineering of Sao Carlos, The University of Sao Paulo, 400 Trabalhador Sao-carlense Avenue, Sao Carlos 13566-590, Brazil;2. School of Economics, Business and Accounting of Ribeirao Preto, The University of Sao Paulo, 3900 Bandeirantes Avenue, Ribeirao Preto 14040-900, Brazil;3. Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Km 235, Washington Luís Road, Sao Carlos 13565-905, Brazil;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran;1. Department of Science and Technology, Parthenope University of Napoli, Napoli, Italy;2. ENEA, Laboratory of Technologies for the Reuse, Recycling, Recovery and Valorisation of Waste and Materials, Research Centre of Portici, Portici, Napoli, Italy;3. School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | Retrofit process design can be seen as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) problem aiming at selecting the best alternative for improving the performance of a chemical process. There is a growing consensus that environmental considerations, including the environmental impact associated with all life cycle stages of materials, should be integrated in chemical process design. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a technique that allows quantification of those impacts. However, implementing this technique would increase the decision-making complexity and thus would necessitate systematic tools and methods. The analogy between LCA and MCDM has been recognized, but the systematic evaluation of LCA methodological choices and interpretation in this context is rarely discussed. The importance of those is demonstrated in this paper using a case study involving the implementation of de-inked pulp capacity and cogeneration and an integrated newsprint mill. |
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