Life Cycle Inventory Analysis

Anders Bjørn; Andreas Moltesen; Alexis Laurent; Mikołaj Owsianiak; Andrea Corona; Morten Birkved; Michael Zwicky Hauschild

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3_9

Life Cycle Inventory Analysis

Anders Bjørn, Andreas Moltesen, Alexis Laurent, Mikołaj Owsianiak, Andrea Corona, Morten Birkved, Michael Zwicky Hauschild

Technical University of Denmark

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Abstract

The inventory analysis is the third and often most time-consuming part of an LCA. The analysis is guided by the goal and scope definition, and its core activity is the collection and compilation of data on elementary flows from all processes in the studied product system(s) drawing on a combination of different sources. The output is a compiled inventory of elementary flows that is used as basis of the subsequent life cycle impact assessment phase. This chapter teaches how to carry out this task through six steps: (1) identifying processes for the LCI model of the product system; (2) planning and collecting data; (3) constructing and quality checking unit processes; (4) constructing LCI model and calculating LCI results; (5) preparing the basis for uncertainty management and sensitivity analysis; and (6) reporting.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Life Cycle Assessment: Theory and practice
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2018
Pages	117-165
Chapter	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56475-3_9
Publication status	Published - 2018

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