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Recommended Literature
Here you can find literature recommended by participants in the Prospective LCA Network.
Recommendations:
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Arvidsson, Rickard; Tillman, Anne‐Marie; Sandén, Björn A.; Janssen, Matty; Nordelöf, Anders; Kushnir, Duncan; Molander, Sverker (2018): Environmental Assessment of Emerging Technologies: Recommendations for Prospective LCA. In Journal of Industrial Ecology 22 (6), pp. 1286–1294. DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12690.
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Bergerson, Joule A.; Brandt, Adam; Cresko, Joe; Carbajales‐Dale, Michael; MacLean, Heather L.; Matthews, H. Scott et al. (2020): Life cycle assessment of emerging technologies: Evaluation techniques at different stages of market and technical maturity. In Journal of Industrial Ecology 24 (1), pp. 11–25. DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12954.
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Buyle; Audenaert; Billen; Boonen; van Passel (2019): The Future of Ex-Ante LCA? Lessons Learned and Practical Recommendations. In Sustainability 11 (19), p. 5456. DOI: 10.3390/su11195456.
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Cucurachi, Stefano; van der Giesen, Coen; Guinée, Jeroen (2018): Ex-ante LCA of Emerging Technologies. In Procedia CIRP 69, pp. 463–468. DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2017.11.005.
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Hermansson, Frida; Heimersson, Sara; Janssen, Matty; Svanström, Magdalena (2022): Can carbon fiber composites have a lower environmental impact than fiberglass? In Resources, Conservation and Recycling 181, p. 106234. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106234.
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Hetherington, Alexandra C.; Borrion, Aiduan Li; Griffiths, Owen Glyn; McManus, Marcelle C. (2014): Use of LCA as a development tool within early research: challenges and issues across different sectors. In Int J Life Cycle Assess 19 (1), pp. 130–143. DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0627-8.
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Hulst, Mitchell K.; Huijbregts, Mark A. J.; Loon, Niels; Theelen, Mirjam; Kootstra, Lucinda; Bergesen, Joseph D.; Hauck, Mara (2020): A systematic approach to assess the environmental impact of emerging technologies: A case study for the GHG footprint of CIGS solar photovoltaic laminate. In Journal of Industrial Ecology 24 (6), pp. 1234–1249. DOI: 10.1111/jiec.13027.
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Jouannais, Pierre; Hindersin, Stefan; Löhn, Sarah; Pizzol, Massimo (2022): Stochastic LCA Model of Upscaling the Production of Microalgal Compounds. In Environmental Science & Technology 56 (14), pp. 10454–10464. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00372.
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Mendoza Beltran, Angelica; Cox, Brian; Mutel, Chris; Vuuren, Detlef P.; Font Vivanco, David; Deetman, Sebastiaan et al. (2020): When the Background Matters: Using Scenarios from Integrated Assessment Models in Prospective Life Cycle Assessment. In Journal of Industrial Ecology 24 (1), pp. 64–79. DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12825.
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Pizzol, Massimo; Sacchi, Romain; Köhler, Susanne; Anderson Erjavec, Annika (2021): Non-linearity in the Life Cycle Assessment of Scalable and Emerging Technologies. In Front. Sustain. 1, Article 611593, p. 13. DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2020.611593.
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Sacchi, R.; Terlouw, T.; Siala, K.; Dirnaichner, A.; Bauer, C.; Cox, B. et al. (2022): PRospective EnvironMental Impact asSEment (premise): A streamlined approach to producing databases for prospective life cycle assessment using integrated assessment models. In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 160, p. 112311. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112311.
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Steubing, Bernhard; Koning, Daniel de (2021): Making the use of scenarios in LCA easier: the superstructure approach. In Int J Life Cycle Assess 26 (11), pp. 2248–2262. DOI: 10.1007/s11367-021-01974-2.
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Thomassen, Gwenny; van Dael, Miet; van Passel, Steven; You, Fengqi (2019): How to assess the potential of emerging green technologies? Towards a prospective environmental and techno-economic assessment framework. In Green Chem. 21 (18), pp. 4868–4886. DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02223F.
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Thonemann, Nils; Schulte, Anna (2019): From Laboratory to Industrial Scale: A Prospective LCA for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formic Acid. In Environmental Science & Technology 53 (21), pp. 12320–12329. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02944.
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Thonemann, Nils; Schulte, Anna; Maga, Daniel (2020): How to Conduct Prospective Life Cycle Assessment for Emerging Technologies? A Systematic Review and Methodological Guidance. In Sustainability 12 (3), p. 1192. DOI: 10.3390/su12031192.
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Tsoy, Natalya; Steubing, Bernhard; van der Giesen, Coen; Guinée, Jeroen (2020): Upscaling methods used in ex ante life cycle assessment of emerging technologies: a review. In Int J Life Cycle Assess 25 (9), pp. 1680–1692. DOI: 10.1007/s11367-020-01796-8.
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van der Giesen, Coen; Cucurachi, Stefano; Guinée, Jeroen; Kramer, Gert Jan; Tukker, Arnold (2020): A critical view on the current application of LCA for new technologies and recommendations for improved practice. In Journal of Cleaner Production 259, p. 120904. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120904.
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Villares, Marco; Işıldar, Arda; van der Giesen, Coen; Guinée, Jeroen (2017): Does ex ante application enhance the usefulness of LCA? A case study on an emerging technology for metal recovery from e-waste. In Int J Life Cycle Assess 22 (10), pp. 1618–1633. DOI: 10.1007/s11367-017-1270-6.
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Wickerts, Sanna; Arvidsson, Rickard; Sandén, Björn A.; Peters, Gregory; Hou, Lili; Albinsson, Bo (2021): Prospective Life-Cycle Modeling of Quantum Dot Nanoparticles for Use in Photon Upconversion Devices. In ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 9 (14), pp. 5187–5195. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c00376.
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