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Electricity Production

BANAR, M. & COKAYGIL, Z. 2010. Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Production from Natural Gas Combined Cycle. In: KLEMES, J. J., LAM, H. L. & VARBANOV, P. S. (eds.) Pres 2010: 13th International Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction.

Production of Polyethylene Bottles

DA SILVA, E. A. & NETO, J. M. M. 2015. Environmental impacts the production of polyethylene bottles in a Teresina-PI factory. Polimeros-Ciencia E Tecnologia, 25, 59-67.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

DE SOUZA, S. P., PACCA, S., DE AVILA, M. T. & BORGES, J. L. B. 2010. Greenhouse gas emissions and energy balance of palm oil biofuel. Renewable Energy, 35, 2552-2561.

Solar Power

DESIDERI, U., ZEPPARELLI, F., MORETTINI, V. & GARRONI, E. 2013. Comparative analysis of concentrating solar power and photovoltaic technologies: Technical and environmental evaluations. Applied Energy, 102, 765-784.

Hydrogen Production

DUFOUR, J., SERRANO, D. P., GALVEZ, J. L., MORENO, J. & GARCIA, C. 2009. Life cycle assessment of processes for hydrogen production. Environmental feasibility and reduction of greenhouse gases emissions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34, 1370-1376.

Iron Ore Mining

FERREIRA, H. & LEITE, M. G. P. 2015. A Life Cycle Assessment study of iron ore mining. Journal of Cleaner Production, 108, 1081-1091.

Recycling

GAIDAJIS, G., ANGELAKOGLOU, K., BOTSARIS, P. N. & FILIPPIDOU, F. 2011. Analysis of the recycling potential of used automotive oil filters using the Life Cycle Assessment approach. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 55, 986-994.

Hardboard Manufacture

GONZALEZ-GARCIA, S., FEIJOO, G., WIDSTEN, P., KANDELBAUER, A., ZIKULNIG-RUSCH, E. & MOREIRA, M. T. 2009. Environmental performance assessment of hardboard manufacture. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 14, 456-466.

Beef Production

HUERTA, A. R., GUERECA, L. P. & LOZANO, M. D. R. 2016. Environmental impact of beef production in Mexico through life cycle assessment. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 109, 44-53.

Cement Manufacturing

HUNTZINGER, D. N. & EATMON, T. D. 2009. A life-cycle assessment of Portland cement manufacturing: comparing the traditional process with alternative technologies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 17, 668-675.

Nunicipal Wastewater Treatment

LI, Y., LUO, X. Y., HUANG, X. W., WANG, D. W. & ZHANG, W. L. 2013. Life Cycle Assessment of a municipal wastewater treatment plant: a case study in Suzhou, China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 57, 221-227.

Carbon and Eco-footprints

MUTHU, S. S., NG, F. S. F., LI, Y., HUI, P. C. L. & GUO, Y. P. 2013. Carbon and Eco-footprints of Adult Incontinence Products. Fibers and Polymers, 14, 1776-1781.

Iron and Steel Industry

OLMEZ, G. M., DILEK, F. B., KARANFIL, T. & YETIS, U. 2016. The environmental impacts of iron and steel industry: a life cycle assessment study. Journal of Cleaner Production, 130, 195-201.

Ecodesign

PEREZ-GALLARDO, J. R., AZZARO-PANTEL, C., ASTIER, S., DOMENECH, S. & AGUILAR-LASSERRE, A. 2014. Ecodesign of photovoltaic grid-connected systems. Renewable Energy, 64, 82-97.

Biofuel

ROCHA, M. H., CAPAZ, R. S., LORA, E. E. S., NOGUEIRA, L. A. H., LEME, M. M. V., RENO, M. L. G. & DEL OLMO, O. A. 2014. Life cycle assessment (LCA) for biofuels in Brazilian conditions: A meta-analysis. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 37, 435-459.

Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) and e-waste

SONG, Q. B., WANG, Z. S., LI, J. H. & YUAN, W. Y. 2013. Life cycle assessment of desktop PCs in Macau. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 18, 553-566.

Concrete Mix Designs

TAIT, M. W. & CHEUNG, W. M. 2016. A comparative cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of three concrete mix designs. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 21, 847-860.

Aerobic Waste Water Treatment

TATIANA, F., PAULA, P., VIVIAN, B., RIGOBERTO, P., JANNET, O. & PAOLA, A. 2016. Life Cycle Assessment to Identify Environmental Improvements in an Aerobic Waste Water Treatment Plant. In: BARDONE, E., BRAVI, M. & KESHAVARZ, T. (eds.) 5th International Symposium on Industrial Biotechnology.

Forestry

TIMMERMANN, V. & DIBDIAKOVA, J. 2014. Greenhouse gas emissions from forestry in East Norway. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19, 1593-1606.

Food Waste Valorization

WOON, K. S., LO, I. M. C., CHIU, S. L. H. & YAN, D. Y. S. 2016. Environmental assessment of food waste valorization in producing biogas for various types of energy use based on LCA approach. Waste Management, 50, 290-299.

Chemical Production

ZHANG, Y. A., HU, G. P. & BROWN, R. C. 2014. Life cycle assessment of commodity chemical production from forest residue via fast pyrolysis. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19, 1371-1381.