Life cycle assessment & Circular economy
FACULTY | ENGINEERING | ||||
DEPARTMENT | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDY | UNDERGRADUATE | ||||
SEMESTER OF STUDY | 5o | ||||
COURSE TITLE | Life cycle assessment & Circular economy | ||||
| COURSEWORK BREAKDOWN | TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS | ECTS Credits | |||
| Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Laboratory | 0 | ||||
| Projects | 0 | ||||
TOTAL | 5 | ||||
| COURSE TYPE | Elective | ||||
| PREREQUISITES | |||||
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMS | Greek | ||||
| COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | YES | ||||
MODULE WEB PAGE (URL) | https://eclass.uowm.gr | ||||
2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | |
| The course introduces the students to the basic principles of Life Cycle Analysis and the Circular Economy. It aims at enabling students to: • Develop and support their arguments for problem solving in the framework of environmental assessment. • Gather and interpret relevant inventory data, related to mass & energy balances of the examined processes or systems. • Disseminate information, ideas, challenges and solutions to both scientific and non-scientific audiences. | |
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| • Collect, analyze and combine data or information using all the necessary technologies • Decision making • Independent work • Teamwork |
3. COURSE CONTENTS
| 1 Introduction 2. What is the Life Cycle Analysis 3. What does circular economy mean 4. Environmental management systems 5. Introduction to waste recycling and utilization technologies 6. Quantitative assessment methods and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) 7. Methodological Framework of LCA according to ISO standards 8. LCA Databases 9. Uncertainty of LCA 10. Environmental impact analysis 11. Design Tools 12. LCA Software |
4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT
| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | • PowerPoint lectures • e-class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
TEACHING METHODS |
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| ASSESSMENT METHODS | • Case study report and presentation • Final exams |
5. RESOURCES
Suggested bibliography : |
| • H. Scott Matthews, Chris T. Hendrickson, Deanna H. Matthews, “Life Cycle Assessment: Quantitative Approaches for Decisions That Matter”, Carnegie Mellon University |
Related academic journals: |
| • Journal of Life Cycle Assessment • Journal of Cleaner Production • Sustainability |