Progress in Life Cycle Assessment

Preface.- State of the art and future developments in life-cycle assessment (LCA).-  Using network analysis for use phase allocations in LCA studies of automation technology components.- Eco-indicators of machining processes.- Enhancing the Water Footprint method to a region specific management tool.- Product system modularization in LCA towards a graph theory based optimization for product design alternative.-  Integrating LCA into automotive manufacturing – A review-based framework to measure the ecological performance of production technologies.- Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of sewage sludge: GHG emissions of various hydrochar applications.- Uncertainty information in LCI-databases and its propagation through an LCA model.- LCA of energy and material demands in professional data centers: Case study of a server.- Identification of potentials for improvement in paint production process through Material Flow Cost Accounting – a step towards sustainability.- Development ofa functional unit for a product service system: One year of varied use of clothing.- LCA in process development: Case study of the OxFA-process.- Using energy system Modelling Results for Assessing the Emission Effect of Vehicle-to-Grid for Peak Shaving.- Assessment of social impacts along the value chain of automation technology components using the LCWE method.-  LCA of industrial cooling towers.- Bioplastics and Circular Economy -performance indicators to identify optimal pathways.- Spatially differentiated sustainability assessment of products.- Life cycle assessment of German energy scenarios