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| EEE 53000 - Life Cycle Assessment: Principles And Applications |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers the basic concept of life cycle thinking, framework and computational structure of process and economic input-output based life cycle assessment (LCA), state-of-the-art LCA software tools, industrial case studies, and recent advances in LCA methodology. Students are required to complete a group project that could potentially facilitate the adaptation of LCA tools in engineering research, education, or practice. Typically offered Fall.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: Div of Environ & Ecol Engr Department: Environ & Ecological Engr Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Conduct an LCA study using state-of-the-art software tools and databases according to ISO I4040 standards. 2. Identify the limitations and weakness of an existing LCA study. 3. Develop customized inventory dataset using information available in literature and current inventory databases. 4. Develop a simplified yet functional LCA software tool tailored for an enterprise or organization. 5. Combine LCA results with economic and social impact analysis to support decision making. |
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