NDLI: Is economic value an effective proxy for embodied energy and environmental impact in material systems?

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Author	Gregory, J. Fredholm, S. Kirchain, R.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Materials Systems Laboratory and the Engineering Systems Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (Fredholm, S.; Kirchain, R.) \|\| Materials Systems Laboratory and the MIT Energy Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139 USA (Gregory, J.)
Abstract	This paper uses economic value metrics to evaluate the retention of value of secondary materials and provides a framework for characterizing value throughout a material and product life-cycle. These economic value metrics are compared with analogous life cycle assessment metrics in order to determine the conditions under which economic value effectively represents environmental impact for EoL material recovery decision-makers. A comparison of these metrics using several different material types indicates that there is a strong correlation between LCA metrics and economic value metrics for most of the materials studied. However, there were a few cases in which the economic value metrics were poor indicators of the LCA metrics.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	925185
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424443246
DOI	10.1109/ISSST.2009.5156777
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-05-18
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Power generation economics Environmental economics Economic indicators Inorganic materials Laboratories Systems engineering and theory Materials science and technology Plastics Platinum Costs recycling Life cycle assessment metrics economic value
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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