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Symposium G: Life-Cycle Analysis Tools for “Green” Materials and Process Selection

Symposium G: Life-Cycle Analysis Tools for “Green” Materials and Process Selection Image

November 28 - 30, 2005
 
Chairs
Stella Papasavva     GM R&D Center
Vasilis Fthenakis     US DOE EH&S Research Center
Steven J. Skerlos     University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
 
 
 
Symposium Support 
General Motors Corp


Proceedings to be published online
(see PUBLICATIONS at www.mrs.org)
as volume 895E
of the Materials Research Society
Symposium Proceedings Series.
This volume may be published in print format after the meeting.
* Invited paper

SESSION G1/S1: Joint Session: LCA Principles
Chair: Stella Papasavva
Monday Morning, November 28, 2005
Room 203 (Hynes)

8:30 AM *G1.1/S1.1
Integration and application of Life Cycle Assessment within the design of products and processes - an important step towards sustainable development Marc Binder and Harald Florin; PE Europe GmbH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany.

9:00 AM *G1.2/S1.2
A Sequential Interindustry Model as an LCA Tool. Stephen H. Levine1 and Thomas P. Gloria2; 1Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts; 2Five Winds International, Newton, Massachusetts.

9:30 AM *G1.3/S1.3
The use of Life Cycle Engineering/ Life Cycle Assessment within the design process of production facilities; A business case: Different options of handling overspray Marc Binder, Johannes Kreissig and Harald Florin; PE Europe GmbH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany.

10:00 AM BREAK

10:30 AM *G1.4/S1.4
Environmental Assessment of Micro/Nano Production in a Life Cycle Perspective. Stig Irving Olsen, Dep. Manufacturing Engineering and Management, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.

11:00 AM *G1.5/S1.5
Energy and the Environment: Perpetual Dilemma or Nanotechnology-Enabled Opportunity? Debra R. Rolison and Jeffrey W. Long; Surface Chemistry, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia.

11:30 AM G1.6/S1.6
Input/Output—But What Does It Really Mean? Mark Goedkoop2 and Lise Laurin1,3; 1EarthShift, Eliot, Maine; 2PRe Consultants, bv, Amersfoort, Netherlands; 3Sylvatica, North Berwick, Maine.

11:45 AM G1.7/S1.7
Addressing Environmetal Issues for the Automotive Industry Stella Papasavva, Chemical & Environmetal Sciences Lab, General Motors, Warren, Michigan; General Motors, Warren, Michigan.

SESSION G2: Hydrogen Economy
Chair: Vasilis Fthenakis
Monday Afternoon, November 28, 2005
Room 303 (Hynes)

1:30 PM *G2.1
Implementing a Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure: Materials Issues and System Design. Joan Ogden, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis, Davis, California.

2:00 PM *G2.2
Hydrogen as Fuel for Urban Transportation. Environmental Footprint of Different Hydrogen Production Routes and the Influence on the Total Life Cycle of FC Powered Transportation Systems: An LCA Case Study within CUTE. Marc Binder1, Michael Faltenbacher2 and Matthias Fischer2; 1PE Europe GmbH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany; 2Life Cycle Engineering, IKP University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.

2:30 PM BREAK

3:30 PM *G2.3
Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems -- A North American Study of Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Criteria Emissions. Michael Wang1 and Norman D. Brinkman2; 1Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois; 2R&D Center, General Motors, Warren, Michigan.

4:00 PM G2.4
A Life Cycle Analysis of Hydrogen Production for Buildings and Vehicles. Kendra Tupper and Jan F. Kreider; Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.

4:15 PM *G2.5
Life Cycle Assessment of Alternative Fuels for Light-Duty Vehicles: Assessing the Potential of Biomass Derived Alternatives. Heather L. MacLean, Sabrina Spatari and Jesse S. Fleming; Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

SESSION G3: Photovoltaics
Chair: Vasilis Fthenakis
Tuesday Morning, November 29, 2005
Room 303 (Hynes)

8:30 AM *G3.1
LCA-based evaluation of ecological impacts and external costs of current and new electricity and heating systems Roberto Dones and Thomas Heck; Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI, Switzerland.

9:00 AM *G3.2
The Importance of Balance of System in LCA of Photovoltaic Systems, Present Status and Future Implications. Paolo Frankl, Ecobilancio Italia, Rome, Italy.

9:30 AM G3.3
Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas emissions from the Nuclear and Photovoltaic Fuel Cycle. Vasilis Fthenakis and Hyung Chul Kim; National Photovoltaic EH&S Research Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.

9:45 AM G3.4
Environmental Life Cycle Inventory of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Module Production. Mariska de Wild-Scholten1 and Erik Alsema2; 1Solar Energy, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, Petten, Netherlands; 2Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.

10:00 AM BREAK

10:30 AM *G3.5
Environmental Impact of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Module Production Erik Alsema1 and Mariska J. de Wild-Scholten2; 1Science, Technology and Society, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Unit Solar Energy, Energy research Centre of the Netherlands ECN, Petten, Netherlands.

11:00 AM G3.6
Life Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Embedded in Electricity Generated by Thin Film CdTe Photovoltaics. Hyung Chul Kim and Vasilis Fthenakis; National Photovoltaic EH&S Research Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.

11:15 AM G3.7
Life Cycle Analysis of Solar Module Recycling Process. Karsten Wambach1, Anja Mueller1 and Erik Alsema2; 1Deutsche Solar AG, Solar Material, Freiberg, Germany; 2Department of Science, Technology and Society, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands.

SESSION G4/S4: Joint Session: Nanomaterials: Biological and Environmental Interactions
Chair: Vicki Stone
Tuesday Afternoon, November 29, 2005
Room 203 (Hynes)

1:30 PM *G4.1/S4.1
Toxicological Profiles of Nanomaterials. Erik Rushton, Gunter Oberdorster and Jacob Finkelstein; University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.

2:00 PM *G4.2/S4.2
Pulmonary Effects in Rats of Exposure to Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide or Nanoscale Quartz Particles: Particle Size and Surface Area are not the Only Considerations. David B. Warheit1, Kenneth L. Reed1, Thomas R. Webb1, Christie M. Sayes2 and Vicki L. Colvin2; 1DuPont Haskell Laboratory, Newark, Delaware; 2Rice University, Houston, Texas.

2:30 PM BREAK

3:30 PM *G4.3/S4.3
Suggested Strategies for the Ecotoxicology Testing of New Nanomaterials. Vicki Stone, A. Ford and T. Fernandes; School of Life Sciences, Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

4:00 PM *G4.4/S4.4
Case Studies for Environmentally-Conscious Materials Selection with the CES Eco-Selector Ulrike G.K. Wegst1 and Michael F. Ashby2; 1Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart, Germany; 2Cambridge University Engineering Department, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

4:30 PM G4.5/S4.5
Atomic force microscopy of CHO cells exposed to quantum dots Minhua Zhao1, Charudharshini Srinivasan2, Jeunghoon Lee1, Diane Burgess2, Fotios Papadimitrakopoulos1 and Bryan D. Huey1; 1Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut; 2School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.

4:45 PM G4.6/S4.6
Characterization, Imaging and Degradation Studies of Quantum Dots in Aquatic Organisms. Kenneth E. Gonsalves1, Sireesha Khambhammettu1 and Amy H. Ringwood2; 1Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina; 2Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina.

SESSION G5: Global Warming and End-of-Life Case Studies
Chair: Stella Papasavva
Wednesday Morning, November 30, 2005
Room 303 (Hynes)

8:30 AM G5.1
The Effect of Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion on Global Climate Change. Kristy E. Ross1,2 and Stuart J. Piketh1; 1Climatology Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2Eskom TSI, Johannesburg, South Africa.

8:45 AM G5.2
The Global Warming Effect of Dams Decommissioning: A Life Cycle Perspective Sergio Pacca, Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

9:00 AM *G5.3
Grand Challenge of Vehicular Hydrogen Storage: Developing an Appropriate Adsorption System. Anne C. Dillon, Y. Zhao, J. L. Blackburn, P. A. Parilla, Y.-H. Kim, S. B. Zhang, C. Curtis, T. Gennett, J. L. Alleman, K. M. Jones and M. J. Heben; Basic Science Department, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado.

9:30 AM *G5.4
A Life Cycle Model to Assess End of Life Vehicle Treatment Options. Candace Sue Wheeler1,2, Nakia L. Simon3,2, Claudia M. Duranceau4,2 and Gerald R. Winslow5,2; 1Chemical and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, General Motors, Warren, Michigan; 2Vehicle Recycling Partnership, USCAR, Southfield, Michigan; 3DaimlerChrysler, Auburn Hills, Michigan; 4Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan; 5KBS Consulting, Auburn Hills, Michigan.

10:00 AM BREAK

10:30 AM G5.5
Grinding and Separation of The Cellular Phone Housing. Woo-Hyuk Jung1,2, Nathan Tortorella2, Charles L. Beatty2 and Stephen P. McCarthy1; 1Plastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts; 2Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

10:45 AM G5.6
Preparation of Recycled Polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Composites. Woo-Hyuk Jung1,2, Nathan Tortorella2, Charles L. Beatty2 and Stephen P. McCarthy1; 1Plastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts; 2Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

11:00 AM G5.7
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Biodegradability of Biobased Composites. Salil Arora1, Satish Joshi3,1, Manjusri Misra1, Amar K. Mohanty2,1 and Lawrence T. Drzal1; 1Composite Materials and Structures Center, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; 2School of Packaging, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; 3Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

SESSION G6: LCA Tools and Case Studies
Chair: Vasilis Fthenakis
Wednesday Afternoon, November 30, 2005
Room 303 (Hynes)

1:30 PM *G6.1
Guiding the design and application of new materials for enhancing sustainability performance Gregory A. Keoleian1, Alissa Kendall1, Michael D. Lepech2 and Victor C. Li2; 1Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; 2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2:00 PM G6.2
Strength life cycle analysis of mortars and its environmental impact Antonia Moropoulou1, Christopher Koroneos2, Maria Karoglou1, Eleni Aggelakopoulou1 and Kyriakos Labropoulos1; 1School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece; 2Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2:15 PM G6.3
Life cycle assessment of softdrink delivery systems Dario Martino1, Amar Mohanty1, Susan Selke1 and Satish Joshi2; 1School of Packaging, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; 2Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

2:30 PM BREAK

3:30 PM G6.4
Development of an Efficient LCA Communication Tool for DfE. Harald Florin1, Michael Betz1, Thorsten Volz1 and Nuno da Silva2; 1PE Europe GmbH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany; 2Unilever, Colworth, United Kingdom.

3:45 PM G6.5
A Hybrid Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a CMOS Device. Sarah B. Boyd1,2, Nikhil Krishnan3,1,2 and Sebastien Raoux2; 1Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berekeley, California; 2Capital Assets Management, Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California; 3Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York.

4:00 PM G6.6
Practical LCA for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Lise Laurin1,2, Gregory A. Norris2 and Mark Goedkoop3; 1EarthShift, Eliot, Maine; 2Sylvatica, North Berwick, Maine; 3PRe Consultants, Amersfoort, Netherlands.


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