03835nam 22006735 450 991025405620332120200701014851.03-319-44027-610.1007/978-3-319-44027-9(CKB)3710000000852420(EBL)4675556(DE-He213)978-3-319-44027-9(MiAaPQ)EBC4675556(PPN)195512243(EXLCZ)99371000000085242020160907d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLife Cycle Assessment of Forest Products[electronic resource] Challenges and Solutions /by Gustav Sandin, Greg M. Peters, Magdalena Svanström1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (82 p.)Biobased Polymers,2510-3407Description based upon print version of record.3-319-44026-8 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Introduction -- The promise of forest products -- Environmental assessment of future forest products -- Purpose of this brief -- Guide for readers.This brief contains information on the reduction of environmental impact and explains how it is a key driver for the R&D of new forest products. The authors, experts in the field, describe how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to assess the environmental impact of such products, e.g. in order to guide R&D or attract investments. The authors describe the main challenges of carrying out LCAs on forest products, make recommendations for managing these challenges, and discuss future research needs. LCA case studies are used to illustrate the challenges, covering a variety of forest products: building components, biofuels, industrial chemicals, textile fibres and clothing. Described challenges include the planning of LCA studies (e.g.how can one use LCA in R&D?), the modelling of product systems (how can one handle multi-functionality and uncertainties related to waste handling and geographical location of future production?) and environmental impact (how can one assess water and land use impact, and the climate impact of biomass?).Biobased Polymers,2510-3407Environmental monitoringPolymers  Forest productsChemical engineeringMonitoring/Environmental Analysishttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U1400XPolymer Scienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C22008Wood Science & Technologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L22032Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineeringhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C27000Environmental monitoring.Polymers  .Forest products.Chemical engineering.Monitoring/Environmental Analysis.Polymer Sciences.Wood Science & Technology.Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.634.9805Sandin Gustavauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1061404M. Peters Gregauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autSvanström Magdalenaauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254056203321Life Cycle Assessment of Forest Products2518742UNINA