Journal article
An environmental assessment system for environmental technologies
Residual Resource Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark3
Software and Process Engineering, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark4
A new model for the environmental assessment of environmental technologies, EASETECH, has been developed. The primary aim of EASETECH is to perform life-cycle assessment (LCA) of complex systems handling heterogeneous material flows. The objectives of this paper are to describe the EASETECH framework and the calculation structure.
The main novelties compared to other LCA software are as follows. First, the focus is put on material flow modelling, as each flow is characterised as a mix of material fractions with different properties and flow compositions are computed as a basis for the LCA calculations. Second, the tool has been designed to allow for the easy set-up of scenarios by using a toolbox, the processes within which can handle heterogeneous material flows in different ways and have different emission calculations.
Finally, tools for uncertainty analysis are provided, enabling the user to parameterise systems fully and propagate probability distributions through Monte Carlo analysis. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2014 |
| Pages: | 18-30 |
| ISSN: | 18736726 and 13648152 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.06.007 |
| ORCIDs: | Damgaard, Anders , Baumeister, Hubert and Christensen, Thomas Højlund |
EASETECH Environmental assessment Environmental technology Flow modelling Heterogeneous materials LCA model Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Life cycle Life cycle assessment Life-cycle assessments Materials handling Monte carlo analysis Probability distributions SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy Uncertainty Uncertainty analysis Waste Wastes
