Life Cycle Assessment detailed syllabus for Environmental Engineering (Env) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Env students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Environmental Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Env 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of life cycle assessment is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
LIFE CYCLE THINKING AND LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT Introduction to Life Cycle Thinking – Industrial ecology – Life cycle management (LCM) and Stakeholder Expectations – LCM drivers and issues – materials flow analysis – Life cycle of Products and services- International organizations and networks – History and definition of LCA – analytical tools for product and service systems —Value creation along the life cycle-technical characteristics – applications – limitations
Unit II
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Unit III
LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION Characterization factors and principle of characterization – Selection of impact categories, category indicators and characterization models – Classification -Characterization – Optional elements – normalization , grouping, weighting ,data quality analysis – Characterization models – Impact assessment Case studies -Simplified/streamlined Life Cycle Assessments -procedural approaches, numerical approaches – Examples of numerical approaches -contribution analysis, perturbation analysis, uncertainty – analysis, comparative analysis, key issue analysis – Treatment of uncertainties – Elements in uncertainty handling – Sensitivity of LCA results – Sustainability analysis – Extending LCA – economic dimension, social dimension – Life cycle costing – Ecoefficiency – Combining LCA and LCC – Case studies
Unit IV
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Unit V
LCA SOFTWARES AND CASE STUDIES LCA Softwares – LCA Software Demo: SimaPro, GREET, BEES, CMU EIO,GABI – Advances in LCA: Hybrid LCA, Thermodynamic LCA – LCA case studies on Product Design, Product Improvement, Product Comparison and Policy development.
Course Outcomes:
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Reference Books:
- ISO 14040-2016-Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and framework, International Organization for Standardization, 2016
- Ralph Horne, Tim Grant, Karli Verghese, Life Cycle Assessment: Principles, Practice and Prospects, Csiro Publishing, 2009
- ISO/TR 14047:2003, Environmental management – Life cycle impact assessment -Examples of application of ISO 14042, International Organization for Standardization, 2007.
- International Organization for Standardization: ISO TR 14062 Environmental managementIntegrating environmental aspects into product design and development, 2002.
- European Commission – Joint Research Centre – Institute for Environment and Sustainability: International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook – General guide for Life Cycle Assessment – Detailed guidance. Luxembourg. European Union; 2010
- Catherine Benoit, UQAM/CIRAIG, and Bernard Mazijn, Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products, United Nations Environment Programme,2009
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