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dc.contributor.authorSilva, Luiza
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorBrás, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorDomingos, Idalina
dc.contributor.authorWessel, Dulcineia
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, José
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-21T14:08:37Z
dc.date.available2021-12-21T14:08:37Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is one of the most important analytical tools available to provide the scientific basis of engineering solutions for sustainability. The focus of this study was a LCA (cradle to gate) of a product intended to be used in countertops. The functional unit chosen was 1 m2 of finished panel (countertop) and the boundary system involved the study of raw materials and product packaging and the panel’s production process. The chosen method for impact assessment was EPD (2018) available in SimaPro PhD software and Acidification, Eutrophication, Global Warming, Photochemical Oxidation, Abiotic Depletion (elements), Abiotic Depletion (fossil fuels), Water Scarcity and Ozone Layer Depletion were the impact categories considered. Results showed that the panel’s manufacturing is the process that presented the highest influence in all categories analyzed ranging from 88% on Abiotic Depletion to approximately 101% on Water Scarcity. Polyvinylchloride (PVC) is the greatest contributors to all impact categories except to Photochemical Oxidation that is the Polyester.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSilva, L., Silva, E., Brás, I., Domingos, I., Wessel, D., & Ferreira, J. (2021). A Life Cycle Assessment Study on a New Countertop Material. In Key Engineering Materials (Vol. 897, pp. 137–142). Trans Tech Publications, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.897.137pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.897.137pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1662-9795
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/6950
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherKey Engineering Materialspt_PT
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 support.pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.scientific.net/KEM.897.137pt_PT
dc.subjectBathroom Materialspt_PT
dc.subjectCircular Economypt_PT
dc.subjectKitchen Materialspt_PT
dc.subjectLife Cycle Assessmentpt_PT
dc.subjectSustainabilitypt_PT
dc.titleA Life Cycle Assessment Study on a New Countertop Materialpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage142pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage137pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleKey Engineering Materialspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume897pt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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