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A Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment Study on a New Countertop Material

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dc.contributor.authorSilva, Luiza
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Maria
dc.contributor.authorBrás, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorDomingos, Idalina
dc.contributor.authorFerreira Wessel, Dulcineia
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, José
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-21T14:08:03Z
dc.date.available2021-12-21T14:08:03Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe life cycle of furniture products has been decreased in the last years as a consequence of the continuous improvement of people’s housing conditions. This behavior increases the waste amount in an urban area. The focus of this study was developing a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (cradle-to-grave) of a new countertop product. Two scenarios for countertop waste management were proposed, one considering landfilling and another considering recycling. The functional unit chosen was 1 m2 of finished panel (countertop) and the boundary system involved the study of raw materials, product packaging, the panel production process, the installation process, the panel use, and its end of life. The chosen method for impact assessment was EPD (2018) available in the SimaPro PhD software. The results showed that recycling has a positive effect on the environmental impacts, with the variation ranging from 0.3% on Abiotic Depletion (FF) to 15.9% on Eutrophication. A comparison between the product studied and products with similar functions was also conducted and although this product was not the worst performer, it has a lot of room for improvement.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSilva, L. F. C., Silva, M. E., Bras, I., Domingos, I., Wessel, D., Ferreira, J. V. (2021). A Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment Study on a New Countertop Material. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 22(11), 239-245. https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/142947pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.12911/22998993/142947pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2299-8993
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/6949
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
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dc.relationThis work was financially supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through Polytechnic Institute of Viseu by the CERNAS (Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society) project UIDB/00681/2020 and by FCT within the scope of the project Refª UIDB/05583/2020. Furthermore, we would like to thank the Research Centre in Digital Services (CISeD) and the Polytechnic of Viseu for their supportpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.jeeng.net/A-Cradle-to-Grave-Life-Cycle-Assessment-Study-on-a-New-Countertop-Material,142947,0,2.htmlpt_PT
dc.subjectCircular economypt_PT
dc.subjectFurniturept_PT
dc.subjectLife cycle assessmentpt_PT
dc.subjectRecyclingpt_PT
dc.titleA Cradle-to-Grave Life Cycle Assessment Study on a New Countertop Materialpt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage245pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage239pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Ecological Engineeringpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume22pt_PT
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