ORCID
- Summerscales, John: 0000-0002-3557-0404
Abstract
The ISO 14040 series of standards describe the principles and framework for the conduct of life cycle assessment (LCA). The system defines four phases: (i) definition of the goal and scope of the LCA, (ii) the life cycle inventory analysis (LCI), (iii) the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA), and (iv) the life cycle interpretation. The standards do not describe the LCA technique in detail, nor do they specify methodologies for the individual phases of the LCA. Dependent of the goal and scope, there can be very different outcomes from the analysis. This paper considers how the outcomes might change for the specific case of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composites. The study compares allocation of environmental burdens to two different primary products: (i) flax seed as a nutritional supplement with fibre generated from the waste stream, or (ii) flax fibre as the primary product.
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-64641-1_19
Publication Date
2017-10-25
Publication Title
ADVANCES IN NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES: RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS
Volume
2017-August
ISBN
978-3-319-64640-4
Organisational Unit
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Recommended Citation
Summerscales, J., & Dissanayake, N. (2017) 'Allocation in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Flax Fibres for the Reinforcement of Composites', ADVANCES IN NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES: RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS, 2017-August. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64641-1_19
