A Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment Study on a New Countertop Material

• Autorzy: Silva Luiza Fernandes Carneiro , Silva Maria Elisabete , Brás Isabel , Domingos Idalina , Wessel Dulcineia , Ferreira José Vicente

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DOI

10.12911/22998993/142947

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The life cycle of furniture products has been decreased in the last years as a consequence of the continuous improvement of people’s housing conditions. This behavior increases the waste amount in an urban area. The focus of this study was developing a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (cradle-to-grave) of a new countertop product. Two scenarios for countertop waste management were proposed, one considering landfilling and another considering recycling. The functional unit chosen was 1 m2 of finished panel (countertop) and the boundary system involved the study of raw materials, product packaging, the panel production process, the installation process, the panel use, and its end of life. The chosen method for impact assessment was EPD (2018) available in the SimaPro PhD software. The results showed that recycling has a positive effect on the environmental impacts, with the variation ranging from 0.3% on Abiotic Depletion (FF) to 15.9% on Eutrophication. A comparison between the product studied and products with similar functions was also conducted and although this product was not the worst performer, it has a lot of room for improvement.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

circular economy; furniture; life cycle assessment; recycling

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 22, nr 11
• Strony: 239--245
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Silva Luiza Fernandes Carneiro

• ESTGV, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Campus Politécnico de Repeses, Viseu, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9611-5010

autor

Silva Maria Elisabete

• Centre for Research in Digital Services, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
• Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Campus Politécnico de Repeses, Viseu, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-623X

autor

Brás Isabel

• Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Campus Politécnico de Repeses, Viseu, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-381X

autor

Domingos Idalina

• Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and Society, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Campus Politécnico de Repeses, Viseu, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4308-1563

autor

Wessel Dulcineia

• LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

autor

Ferreira José Vicente

• Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and Society, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Campus Politécnico de Repeses, Viseu, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7596-8065

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