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The Chief Environmental Officer of a cell phone manufacturer is tasked with reducing the environmental impact of their phones. [1] An LCA study is proposed to [2] calculate the global warming potential of current phone materials and [3] compare alternate materials. Relevant phone materials and their weights are provided. The study scope should define goals, system boundaries, and impacts to assess. Alternate materials of plastic and stainless steel could replace aluminum, and their global warming potentials will be compared to select a better option.

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The Chief Environmental Officer of a cell phone manufacturer is tasked with reducing the environmental impact of their phones. [1] An LCA study is proposed to [2] calculate the global warming potential of current phone materials and [3] compare alternate materials. Relevant phone materials and their weights are provided. The study scope should define goals, system boundaries, and impacts to assess. Alternate materials of plastic and stainless steel could replace aluminum, and their global warming potentials will be compared to select a better option.

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You are the Chief Environmental Officer of a leading Cell phone manufacturer. As the CEO, you
are given the responsibility of reducing the environmental impact of the cell phone.
 
Deliverables of the LCA project:
 
1. Define scope of LCA. Reason for why a particular scope was selected.
2. Calculate LCA in terms of Global warming potential (CO2)
a. CO2 / cell phone
3. By choosing alternate materials, what would be the revised global warming potential

 
Relevant details to be taken for the study:
 
A. Raw materials used in each cell phone:
a. Aluminium – 50 gms
b. Glass – 40 gms
c. Lithium ion battery – 40 gms
d. Cobalt – 5 gms
e. Others – 5 gms (10 gms of CO2 / kg of others)
B. Government is considering to increase cost of aluminium. Alternate materials that can be
used are normal plastic and stainless steel

a. Compare the alternate materials based on CO2 potential and choose a better
material of the two

Answers
1. ANS:-
The first phase of an LCA study consists of defining the goal and the scope of the study. This is
a very important part in the LCA, as it determines and guides the choices to be made in the
other phases of the study. Therefore it is recommended to spend sufficient time in this phase, to
clearly define what is the purpose of the study, the intended use of the results and what should
be included. In the end, this will save time in the other phases of the work.

The scope should describe the detail and depth of the study, and show that the goal can be met
with the actual extent of the limitations. When defining the scope of the study the following
aspects should be considered and described:

 The product system


 The functions of the product system, the functional unit and reference flow
 System boundary
 Allocation procedures
 Environmental impact assessment methodology and types of impacts, and
interpretation to be performed Data requirements
 Assumptions and limitations
 Data quality requirements
 Critical review considerations
 Type and format of the report required for the study

Some of these aspects are further described below. LCA is an iterative technique, and as data
and information are collected, various aspects of the scope may require modification in order to
meet the goal of the study.

The purpose of LCA is to compile and evaluate the environmental consequences of options for
fulfilling a certain function.
– descriptive mode of LCA
– change-oriented mode of LCA

Questions asked in descriptive LCA: –


– Which environmental problems can be attributed to a certain product?
– What is the share of a certain product in the world’s environmental problems?

Questions asked in change-oriented LCA:


– What changes in environmental problems occur if option B is replaced by option A?
– What are the environmental problems of choosing option A rather than option B for
fulfilling a certain function?

Variety of change-oriented questions:


– Occasional choices -Take train or plane for business meeting next week?
– Structural choices - Take train or plane for weekly business meetings?
– Strategic choices -Invest in rail infrastructure or airports?

The LCA method and even its scientific basis will depend on the purpose of the LCA.
– Descriptive LCA - based on “logic”: axioms, definition, theorems
– Change-oriented LCA -based on “science”: empirically established models, inductive
2. Ans:
Global warming
S.
Raw materials used Amount used potential (CO2) in Kg
No
CO2 Eq
1 Aluminium 50 grams 0.407
2 Glass 40 grams 0.034
3 Lithium ion battery 40 grams 3.512
4 Cobalt 5 grams 0.135
5 Others 5 grams 0.002

Global warning 4.09Kg CO2 Eq

Global warmig Kg CO2 Eq

Aluminium
Glass
Lithium ion battery
Cobalt
Others
3.Ans:

By choosing alternate materials, what would be the revised global warming potential

Global warming
S.
Raw materials used Amount used potential (CO2) in Kg
No
CO2 Eq
1 Normal plastic 50 grams 0.135
2 Glass 40 grams 0.034
3 Lithium ion battery 40 grams 3.512
4 Cobalt 5 grams 0.135
5 Others 5 grams 0.002
Global warning 3.818 Kg CO2 Eq

Global warming Kg CO2 Eq

Normal plastic
Glass
Lithium ion battery
Cobalt
Others

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