Cetea packaging technology center has conducted a life cycle assessment lca study of aluminum can with emphasis in life cycle inventory, collecting data. Characterization of the cradle to cradle certified products program in the. Aluminium and aluminium alloys life cycle of aluminium. The lca model was created using the gabi 4 software system current release gabi 4. Recycling of aluminum can in terms of life cycle inventory. Aluminium has a life cycle that few other metals can match. This study outlines the life cycle inventory of an aluminum beverage can produced in the united states. It is corrosion resistant and can be recycled over and over again, requiring just a fraction of the energy used to produce the primary metal. A partial life cycle impact assessment lcia was completed using the. In the aluminum can model, they reuse the aluminum material from the recycled can, therefore there is an internal loop in this system.
It should be noted that grave relates here to the end of life of the product, not of the material aluminium since it is being recycled. Executive summary lca of metal packaging in europe. This makes aluminium an excellent building material reshaped and repurposed to meet the needs and challenges of different times and products. The environmental footprint of semifinished aluminum. I am planning to carry out an lca project for petrochemical and refinery over here in iran. The life cycle of aluminum products 7 most of the environmental burdens of aluminum products incur at the resource extraction. Lca is widely used as a decision support tool in the packaging industry. The aluminum industry supports the life cycle assessment approach to research which tracks the impact of a product in all stages of its life from raw material extraction, to production and use, to disposal or recycling. Life cycle assessment of progression in cradletocradle certification levels. A cradle to cradle cycle of an aluminium product system can be modelled using different process steps as outlined in the flowchart below. The life cycle assessment study was commissioned by the aluminum association aa to respond appropriately to the increasing market demand for life cycle data on the environmental performance of products. Lca model of chinese grid power and application to aluminium industry.
Typical life cycle of an aluminium product a cradle to grave cycle of an aluminium product system can be modelled using different process steps as outlined in the flowchart below. Lcia is a tool to evaluate the potential environmental and human. This product flow leaves the system and all calculations leading to the life cycle inventory are based on this flow. This tutorial aims at explaining a typical life cycle assessment example, while using and. Lca is a tool used to evaluate the environmental impact of a product. The software used to calculate the result is rangelca. Life cycle impact assessment of aluminum beverage cans avnir. A life cycle assessment of aluminium cans with inclusion of alloying elements. What is the best life cycle assessment lca software.
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