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Life Cycle Assessment Contribution in the Product Development Process: Case Study of Wood Aluminum-Laminated Panel

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 15 Apr 2019Publisher:MDPI AGJournal:Sustainability, volume 11, page 2,258 (eissn: 2071-1050,

Authors: Franz Segovia; Pierre Blanchet; Ben Amor; Costel Barbuta; Robert Beauregard;

doi: 10.3390/su11082258

Life Cycle Assessment Contribution in the Product Development Process: Case Study of Wood Aluminum-Laminated Panel

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The benefits of aluminum lamination in improving the physical and mechanical properties of wood-based composites is now well documented. This paper shows the contribution of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a tool to assess and compare the environmental footprint in the development of laminated panels. SimaPro 9.0 software, using Ecoinvent database was used to analyze the environmental impacts associated with the manufacturing of wood aluminum-laminated (WAL) panels and aluminum honeycomb panel (AHP). The impact 2002+ method was used to estimate environmental impacts. The LCA results show that the WAL panels manufacturing had a lower environmental impact than AHP manufacturing. In term of product, wood-based composites were the best choice as a core in laminated panel manufacturing. Wood-based composite manufacturing showed environmental advantages in all damage categories except in ecosystem quality. Aluminum alloy sheets manufacturing played an important role in the generation of environmental impacts for laminated panel development.

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Environmental effects of industries and plants, wood-based composite, LCA, TJ807-830, TD194-195, aluminum alloy sheet, laminated panel, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, environmental performance, GE1-350, product development

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