A cumulative energy demand indicator (CED), life cycle based, for industrial waste management decision making.

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  • Author(s): Puig R;Puig R; Fullana-I-Palmer P; Baquero G; Riba JR; Bala A
  • Source:
    Waste management (New York, N.Y.) [Waste Manag] 2013 Dec; Vol. 33 (12), pp. 2789-97. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 14.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Pergamon Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9884362 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-2456 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0956053X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Waste Manag Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: New York : Pergamon Press, c1989-
    • Subject Terms:
      Conservation of Energy Resources* ; Decision Support Techniques* ; Models, Theoretical* ; Waste Management*; Algorithms ; Paint ; Solvents ; Spain ; Transportation
    • Abstract:
      Life cycle thinking is a good approach to be used for environmental decision-support, although the complexity of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies sometimes prevents their wide use. The purpose of this paper is to show how LCA methodology can be simplified to be more useful for certain applications. In order to improve waste management in Catalonia (Spain), a Cumulative Energy Demand indicator (LCA-based) has been used to obtain four mathematical models to help the government in the decision of preventing or allowing a specific waste from going out of the borders. The conceptual equations and all the subsequent developments and assumptions made to obtain the simplified models are presented. One of the four models is discussed in detail, presenting the final simplified equation to be subsequently used by the government in decision making. The resulting model has been found to be scientifically robust, simple to implement and, above all, fulfilling its purpose: the limitation of waste transport out of Catalonia unless the waste recovery operations are significantly better and justify this transport.
      (Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Cumulative Energy Demand indicator; Industrial waste management; Life cycle management (LCM); Limitations to waste transport; Paint waste; Simplified LCA; Solvent waste
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Solvents)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20130919 Date Completed: 20140602 Latest Revision: 20131028
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.wasman.2013.08.004
    • Accession Number:
      24045171