2015
EMSS 2015 Proceeding
Environmental assessment tool to analyze the presence of critical and valuable raw materials
Authors: Patricia Gómez, Daniel Elduque, Carmelo Pina, Judith Sarasa, Isabel Clavería, Carlos Javierre
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to show the Software "Sustainable Electronics", developed in the University of Zaragoza as an environmental impact assessment tool, specially developed to design components taking into account the presence of critical and valuable raw materials consumption; simulating environmental impact and measuring the overall raw material consumption. It considers raw material obtaining, manufacturing processes, transports and end of life. This Software allow us to easily update and use the datasets provided by Life Cycle Inventory databases, like for example EcoInvent, developed by the Swiss Center for Life Cycle Inventories. The methodology has been tested through the software in an electronic board of a Touch Control of an induction hob, obtaining that there is a high consumption of materials such as copper, tin or aluminum.
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