Essays about: "Screening LCA"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Screening LCA.

  1. 1. Social Life Cycle Assessment in the Textile Industry: a case study in a small company

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sofia Grönkvist; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Textile industry; Value chain; Social Life Cycle Assessment S-LCA ; Social Hotspot Assessment; Subcategory Assessment Method SAM ;

    Abstract : Investigations of the textile industry and apparel sector often reveal unethical behaviours towards workers and lack of transparency in the value chain.  As consumers are getting more conscious and the external pressure and demand for more sustainable clothing increases, companies need to implement management systems to control their operations and ensure actions are socially responsible. READ MORE

  3. 2. Comparison of different aluminium casting processes from an environmental perspective : Case study on plaster mould castings produced in Mid Sweden

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Henning Schaub; [2018]
    Keywords : Abiotic Depletion Potential; Acidification potential; Aluminium; Carbon Footprint; Casting; Comparison; Eutrophication; Foundry; Global Warming Potential; GWP100a; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; Lost Wax Casting; Ozone Depletion Potential; Photochemical Oxidation Potential; Plaster Mould Casting; Plaster of Paris; Sand Casting; Pressure Die Casting; Screening LCA; Sweden;

    Abstract : While Aluminium has lots of unique properties and is seen as a material of the future, its production and manufacturing has significant environmental impacts. For complex and dimensional shapes casting remains the main manufacturing method and in this study the environmental pressure of different casting techniques is compared. READ MORE

  4. 3. A screening LCA on the recycling chlorinated pilgering oil

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Yannick Spruijt; [2018]
    Keywords : LCA; chlorinated pilgering oil; recycling;

    Abstract : In the metalworking industry lubricants are used for   production. For production of seamless stainless steel pipes Sandvik   Materials Technology uses chlorinated pilgering oil, a lubricant produced   from paraffin and chlorine. READ MORE

  5. 4. Contribution to climate change of a proposed horse manurecomposting system

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Sara Nordlund; [2017]
    Keywords : Screening LCA; climate change contribution; GWP 100; Screening LCA; bidrag till klimatpåverkan; hästgödsel;

    Abstract : Hästar producerar gödsel som är en   blandning av avföring, urin och det strömaterial som hästarna står på.   Hippologum är en ridanläggning i Umeå (Västerbotten, Sverige) som producerar   20-25 ton gödsel per vecka och när denna rapport skrevs hade anläggningen   ingenstans att lagra gödseln. Detta var våren 2016. READ MORE

  6. 5. Life Cycle Assessment Framework: Incorporating an extended environmental perspective in the Haldex Project Management Model

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Ola Knutsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment; tool framework; LCA; corporate social responsibility; design for environment; carbon footprint; simplified LCA; life cycle.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: An increased concern of environmental issues have made companies, including Haldex, look for new engineering and design practices to keep up with legislations and stakeholder pressure, often by analyzing products’ total environmental impact over their life cycles, in so called life cycle assessment studies. The Haldex Project Management Model is a company specific project model where Haldex projects move through, till their completion, and the concern is that life cycle assessment studies have not been included as a deliverable in the Haldex Project Management Model before. READ MORE