The Volumetric Method Describing the Life Cycle of Power Tools during Their Production with Different Ends of Life
| Autor: | Richard Sovják, Marie Tichá, Eva Fridrichová |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment landfilling Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 prediction environmental impacts recycling Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Environmental sciences life cycle assessment CO2 emission industrial design combustion VEME method GE1-350 |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 1498, p 1498 (2022) Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 3; Pages: 1498 Sustainability. 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, p. 1498-1498. |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | The amount of power consumption of the product life cycle has a significant impact on global warming. To determine these negative impacts, life cycle assessment (LCA) is used. These methods are time-consuming and expensive training costs that require the characteristics of the mass and material characteristics of the products. The aim of the present study was to develop a method that uses only product typology and volumetric product properties without knowing the structural and material composition. To achieve the objective, 134 pieces of power tools were used, divided into 10 groups according to their type. The volume of the product was determined by 3D scanning with subsequent material and the LCA method based on the Oil Point Method (OPM). The end of life (EoL) of the product was evaluated in landfilling, combustion, and 90% recycling variants. Equations were obtained from Monte Carlo Simulation with 95% reliability and allowed the determination of the energy requirements for the production of power tools and CO2 emissions, including data for packaging and transport of goods. The Volumetric Evaluating Method of Ecodesign (VEME) can quickly evaluate impact in three EoL procedures and optimise the volume of power tools and the location of production of products without LCA knowledge. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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