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Iterative screening LCA in an eco-design tool

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A screening and simplified LCA method, is essential necessary to include environmental aspects in the stage of Research and Development (R&D) of products and processes. An interactive, iterative and integrative eco-design tool using the top-down approach in the identification of advanced materials is being developed in a joint project performed by six research institutes. The principles and methods as well as some examples for the validation of the screening LCA as well as its application in eco-design in case studies are presented in this article.

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  1. Technical University lierlin, Waste Minimization and Recycling, Sekr. KF6, D-10623, Berlin, Germany

    Günter Fleischer & Wulf-Peter Schmidt

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  1. Günter Fleischer
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Fleischer, G., Schmidt, WP. Iterative screening LCA in an eco-design tool. Int. J. LCA 2, 20–24 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978711

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