Essays about: "Livscykelbedömning"

Found 4 essays containing the word Livscykelbedömning.

  1. 1. Cradle-to-Gate LCA of Water Treatment Alternatives : A case study performed for Norrvatten’s future waterwork expansion

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Siddharth Selvarajan; [2021]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment; Water purification method; Potable water production; Microbiological barrier; Activated carbon; Sludge separation; Livscykelbedömning; Vattenreningsmetod; Produktion av dricksvatten; Mikrobiologisk barriär; Aktivt kol; Slamavskiljnin;

    Abstract : Norrvatten is a municipal association which owns a water treatment plant capable of supplying good quality drinking water to the consumers in the associated neighbouring municipalities. After preliminary investigations for the future year of 2050, there were estimates which suggest a potential water quality degradation in the lake which supplies the raw water for treatment due to uncertain future climatic conditions and other forms of pollutions from the surrounding. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessment of Urban Metabolism of Stockholm Royal Seaport : Through the Enhanced Economy Wide Material Flow Accounting Framework

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Sina Abrishami; [2020]
    Keywords : Urban Metabolism; Economic Wide Material Flow Analysis; Material Flow Analysis; Stockholm Royal Seaport; Circular Economy; Bottom-up data; Top-down data;

    Abstract : Material flows in Urban Metabolism play a key role for the purpose of building urban areas and growing the economy. There is lack of standard method for accounting of material flows within and across the boundaries of urban systems. READ MORE

  4. 3. A sustainability assessment in the production of heavy-duty trucks : A case study at Scania: investigating the reduction of environmental impacts through design customization and LCA

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Liliana Isabel Celedón Cruz; [2020]
    Keywords : Design; customization; heavy-duty vehicles; sustainable production; resource consumption; environmental impacts; life cycle assessment; sustainability; Design; anpassning; tunga fordon; hållbar produktion; resursförbrukning; miljöpåverkan; livscykelbedömning; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : The transport sector is currently facing challenges to reduce environmental impacts during the vehicle’s operation due to its reliance on fossil fuels. The introduction of new technologies such as alternative fuels or battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are therefore rapidly growing because they can significantly reduce the vehicle’s tailpipe emissions. READ MORE

  5. 4. The environmental impact assessment of manual and automatic truck types

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Abhinav Maithani; [2020]
    Keywords : Heavy Duty Trucks; Global warming potential; Automation technology; Environmental impacts; Electric trucks; Life cycle assessment;

    Abstract : Trucks are used to transport goods and services using road transportation. Emissions from the transportation industry are rising with every passing year. The Swedish government said in a report in 2009 that they are working to reduce 70% of the greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to build a pathway for sustainable transportation (Allerup, 2019). READ MORE