Génie industriel - Rubrique Formation - 2022

UE Advanced Life Cycle Assessment - 5GUC4402

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 27.0
    • Projects -
    • Tutorials 27.0
    • Internship -
    • Laboratory works -
    • Written tests -

    ECTS

    ECTS 6.0

Goal(s)

This course aims to reinforce the life cycle inventory analysis skills learned by students in 1st year and used in 2nd year. The main objective is to develop advanced LCA abilities, both theoretical and practical.

The program is designed to train engineering students to:
• Be able to model and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of implementing the circular economy
• Identify improvement areas for production models
• Conduct a life cycle assessment of products and processes using environmental, social and economic approaches
• Distinguish special forms of LCA and know when to use them (attributional and consequential LCA)
• Identify sources of uncertainty and variability
• Understand and perform impact calculations, using different tools such as SimaPro, OpenLCA or Phyton/Brightway2
• Be critical of LCA results from scientific publications and know how to use them to mitigate data gaps.

Responsible(s)

Peggy ZWOLINSKI

Content(s)

The training program is structured around 6 guided learning modules and a "case study" module. A brief introductory reminder of the LCA methodology will be presented at the beginning of the course.

This course will alternate theory (about 25% of the time) and practice. The theoretical bases learned during the course will be applied to the tutorial learning cases and the final case study. For the final project, students may use the software of their choice to perform the analysis (OpenLCA, SimaPro, Python/Brightway2 ). The work will be developed in teams.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of LCA methodology (possibility of self-learning level upgrade - foresee 8 hours)
Notions in statistics

Test

Tutorial exercise using Phyton/Brightway2
Case studies presentation
Use of tools to analyze the study cases (SimaPro, OpenLCA, Phyton/Brightway2 )

Evaluation of the exercises proposed in a continuous assessment
Evaluation of the project

Final mark= 0,5*continious assessment + 0,5* Project

The exam is given in english only FR

Calendar

The course exists in the following branches:

  • Curriculum - Master 2 GI SIE program major SOM - Semester 9 (this course is given in english only EN)
  • Curriculum - Master 2 GI GID major DPD - Semester 9 (this course is given in english only EN)
  • Curriculum - Master 2 GI SIE program major SPD - Semester 9 (this course is given in english only EN)
  • Curriculum - Master 2 GI GID major GOD - Semester 9 (this course is given in english only EN)
  • Curriculum - Engineer student Master SCM - Semester 9 (this course is given in english only EN)
  • Curriculum - Engineer student Master PD - Semester 9 (this course is given in english only EN)
  • Curriculum - Engineer IPID apprentice program - Semester 9 (this course is given in english only EN)
see the course schedule for 2024-2025

Additional Information

Course ID : 5GUC4402
Course language(s): FR

You can find this course among all other courses.

Bibliography

Sources
[1] M.M. Bjørnbet, S.S. Vildåsen, Life cycle assessment to ensure sustainability of circular business models in manufacturing, Sustain. 13 (2021).
[2] K. Tóth Szita, The application of life cycle assessment in circular economy, Hungarian Agric. Eng. (2017) 5–9.
[3] I. for E. and S. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, ILCD handbook. General guide for Lyfe Cycle Assessment-Detailed guidance, 2010.
[4] W. Ijassi, H. Ben Rejeb, P. Zwolinski, Environmental impact evaluation of co-products: decision-aid tool for allocation in LCA, Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 26 (2021) 2199–2214.
[5] D.L. Schrijvers, P. Loubet, G. Sonnemann, Critical review of guidelines against a systematic framework with regard to consistency on allocation procedures for recycling in LCA, Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 21 (2016) 994–1008.
[6] T. Schaubroeck, S. Schaubroeck, R. Heijungs, A. Zamagni, M. Brandão, E. Benetto, Attributional & Consequential Life Cycle Assessment: Definitions, Conceptual Characteristics and Modelling Restrictions, Sustainability. 13 (2021) 7386.
[7] W. Wei, P. Larrey-Lassalle, T. Faure, N. Dumoulin, P. Roux, J.-D. Mathias, How to Conduct a Proper Sensitivity Analysis in Life Cycle Assessment: Taking into Account Correlations within LCI Data and Interactions within the LCA Calculation Model, Environ. Sci. Technol. 49 (2015) 377–385.
[8] E. Igos, E. Benetto, R. Meyer, P. Baustert, B. Othoniel, How to treat uncertainties in life cycle assessment studies?, Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 24 (2019) 794–807.