Allocation in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Flax Fibres for the Reinforcement of Composites

John Summerscales; Nilmini p. j. Dissanayake

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Allocation in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Flax Fibres for the Reinforcement of Composites

John Summerscales, Nilmini p. j. Dissanayake

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ADVANCES IN NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES: RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS
Editors	Raul Fangueiro, Sohel Rana
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Pages	223-235
Volume	2017-August
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-64641-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-64640-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64641-1_19
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2017
Event	21st International Conference on Composite Materials, Xi’an – CHINA, 20-25 August 2017, oral 2039 - Duration: 20 Aug 2017 → …

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Summerscales, J., & Dissanayake, N. P. J. (2017). Allocation in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Flax Fibres for the Reinforcement of Composites. In R. Fangueiro, & S. Rana (Eds.), ADVANCES IN NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES: RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS (Vol. 2017-August, pp. 223-235). Article Chapter 19 Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64641-1_19

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Summerscales, J & Dissanayake, NPJ 2017, Allocation in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Flax Fibres for the Reinforcement of Composites. in R Fangueiro & S Rana (eds), ADVANCES IN NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES: RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS. vol. 2017-August, Chapter 19, Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 223-235, 21st International Conference on Composite Materials, Xi’an – CHINA, 20-25 August 2017, oral 2039, 20/08/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64641-1_19

Allocation in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Flax Fibres for the Reinforcement of Composites. / Summerscales, John; Dissanayake, Nilmini p. j.
ADVANCES IN NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES: RAW MATERIALS, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS. ed. / Raul Fangueiro; Sohel Rana. Vol. 2017-August Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. p. 223-235 Chapter 19.

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