Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID â–Č Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-281 2013 Laura Talens Peiro, Gara Villalba Mendez Material and energy requirement for Rare Earth Metal extraction and production 10.1007/s11837-013-0719-8 Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 227078
publications-282 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Alvarenga RAF, Dewulf J, De Meester S, Wathelet A, Villers J, Thommeret R, et al Life cycle assessment of bioethanol-based PVC. Part 2: Consequential approach 10.1002/bbb.1398 Simulation & Modeling Groundwater AbstractFrom the results of the attributional life cycle assessment (LCA) of the bioethanol‐based polyvinyl chloride (PVC), shown in the first part of this work, changing the feedstock from fossil‐ to bioethanol‐based ethylene appears to be a way to decrease the environmental impacts of that product on climate change and non‐renewable resources. Although, other environmental concerns may rise related to the effects of indirect land‐use change (iLUC) caused by sugarcane expansion. Therefore, the objective of the second part of this work was to make a consequential LCA of the bioethanol‐based PVC, assessing the effects of iLUC as the key side‐effect of the implementation of that product in the market on 2018, at different degrees of iLUC (three scenarios were created). The life cycle inventory was collected from literature, databases, and primary data from Solvay S.A. We used midpoint and endpoint indicators for life cycle impact assessment. At the midpoint indicators, the environmental impact categories responded differently for the different degrees of iLUC, and some of them generated gains to the environment in the three scenarios, including non‐renewable resource use. At endpoint level, the results showed overall environmental gains if iLUC was kept below 5.7% of the sugarcane cultivation area. The effects of iLUC are based on assumptions, and therefore subject to uncertainties, but the assessment performed in this paper was important to provide quantitative information for the stakeholders on how the environmental gains of the bioethanol‐based PVC should not be nullified by iLUC impacts. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 227078
publications-283 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2014 Caduff, Marloes; Huijbregts, Mark A.J.; Koehler, Annette; Althaus, Hans-Joerg; Hellweg, Stefanie Scaling Relationships in Life Cycle Assessment: The Case of Heat Production from Biomass and Heat Pumps 10.1111/jiec.12122 Uncategorized Uncategorized SummaryLife cycle assessment (LCA) studies include a vast amount of different products. Often, extrapolations are necessary to obtain the life cycle inventory of a specific product. This article provides quantitative scaling factors with power (heat output) for product properties and life cycle impact assessment results of heat pump and biomass furnace technologies. Included in the study are 508 heat pumps and furnaces with differences in power over three orders of magnitude per product group. The key properties of the heat pump system were defined as mass, refrigerant use, and coefficient of performance. For the biomass furnaces, the key properties analyzed were mass, electrical input, and efficiency. The results indicated that both the mass and the refrigerant use increased subproportionally to power. For coefficient of performance and furnace efficiency, no scaling effect was found. Subproportional growth was found between two environmental impacts (global warming and ozone depletion) and power for the production phase. This scaling behavior was similar to conventional cost scaling. The results of our study imply that in LCA, scaling factors can be applied to estimate key properties and corresponding life cycle impact assessment results. This is particularly useful for prospective technology assessments with limited data available. 227078
publications-284 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE Juan Manuel Valero Navazo, Laura Talens PeirĂł, Gara Villalba MĂ©ndez Analysis of current scenarios in mobile phone material recovery. Int. Journal of Life Cycle Assessmen Simulation & Modeling Groundwater No abstract available 227078
publications-285 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Valero, JM; Villalba G., Talens Perio, L. Material Flow Analysis of current mobile phone material recovery processes 10.1007/s11367-013-0653-6 Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 227078
publications-286 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2014 Stephan Pfister, Peter Bayer Monthly water stress: Spatially and temporally explicit consumptive water footprint of global crop production 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.031 Simulation & Modeling Groundwater No abstract available 227078
publications-287 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2014 Walser Tobias, Gottschalk Fadri Probabilistic Fate Analysis of Engineered Nanoparticles in Incineration Plants 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.085 Simulation & Modeling Groundwater No abstract available 227078
publications-288 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2012 Laurent A., Olsen S.I., Hauschild M.Z Limitations of carbon footprint as indicator of environmental sustainability 10.1021/es204163f Uncategorized Uncategorized No abstract available 227078
publications-289 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2012 JĂžrgensen, A., Dreyer, L. and Wangel, A. Addressing the effect of social life cycle assessments. 10.1007/s11367-012-0408-9 Uncategorized Groundwater No abstract available 227078
publications-290 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2014 Laurent A., Hauschild M.Z Impacts of NMVOC emissions on human health in European countries for 2000-2010: Use of sector-specific substance profiles 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.060 Simulation & Modeling Uncategorized No abstract available 227078