Life Cycle Assessment in a Nutshell: Best Practices and Status Quo for the Plastic Sector

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  • Marina Mudersbach
  • Meret Jürgens
  • Merlin Pohler
  • Sebastian Spierling
  • Venkateshwaran Venkatachalam
  • Hans Josef Endres
  • Leonie Barner

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  • Queensland University of Technology
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
FachzeitschriftMacromolecular Rapid Communications
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 27 Nov. 2023

Abstract

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an internationally standardized methodology to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of products and technologies and assists in lowering their negative environmental consequences. So far, extensive knowledge of LCA—their application and interpretation—is restricted to experts. However, the importance of LCA is increasing due to its application in business, environmental, and policy decision-making processes. Therefore, general knowledge of LCA is critically important. The current work provides an introduction to LCA for non-experts discussing important steps and aspects and therefore can be used as a starting point for LCA. In addition, a comprehensive checklist for non-experts with important content and formal aspects of LCA is provided. Specific aspects of LCA for the plastics sector along the value chain are also discussed, including their limitations.

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Life Cycle Assessment in a Nutshell: Best Practices and Status Quo for the Plastic Sector. / Mudersbach, Marina; Jürgens, Meret; Pohler, Merlin et al.
in: Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 27.11.2023.

Publikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Forschung › Peer-Review

Mudersbach, M, Jürgens, M, Pohler, M, Spierling, S, Venkatachalam, V, Endres, HJ & Barner, L 2023, 'Life Cycle Assessment in a Nutshell: Best Practices and Status Quo for the Plastic Sector', Macromolecular Rapid Communications. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202300466
Mudersbach, M., Jürgens, M., Pohler, M., Spierling, S., Venkatachalam, V., Endres, H. J., & Barner, L. (2023). Life Cycle Assessment in a Nutshell: Best Practices and Status Quo for the Plastic Sector. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202300466
Mudersbach M, Jürgens M, Pohler M, Spierling S, Venkatachalam V, Endres HJ et al. Life Cycle Assessment in a Nutshell: Best Practices and Status Quo for the Plastic Sector. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.1002/marc.202300466
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