Life Cycle-based Classification as a Simplified Approach for Improving the Environmental Impact of Products

• Autorzy: Katarzyna Joachimiak-Lechman , Anna Lewandowska , Alina Matuszak-Flejszman
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The present article touches upon the topic of LCA simplifications within the scope of data inventory for the purposes of life cycle analysis of selected products. The paper's main objective was to define the features of products for which the calculation of the simplified environmental indicators may be recommended. The selected products differed in many aspects, and they could be generally classified into two separate groups: active products, which require energy to fulfil their function, and passive products, which do not need an energy supply. On the basis of the presented active products, it has been established that the key issue during their classification should be mass per unit and operational mode. The features of the analysed active use-intensive products include: low mass per unit, relatively short life cycle related to intensive use, possibility for fulfilment of functions without additional material flows and operation with constant AC power supply. A simplified LCA should be recommended at the first stage of project planning, when there are many versions/conceptions of a given product and when a full LCA is virtually impossible. In light of the above-mentioned, simplified environmental indicators would be the first filter for the versions of a new product being considered. Thanks to the proposed approach, the designer is able to categorise the tested product and will be aware of any potential critical points of its life cycle (hot spots).(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Product life cycle; Classification of products

PL

Ocena cyklu życia; Cykl życia produktu; Klasyfikacja produktów

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2019
• Numer: z. 137 Modernity of Industry and Sciences
• Strony: 63--79

Twórcy

autor

Katarzyna Joachimiak-Lechman

• Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

autor

Anna Lewandowska

• Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

autor

Alina Matuszak-Flejszman

• Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

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DOI

10.29119/1641-3466.2019.137.5