This book outlines the methodologies, approaches and tools for modelling chemicals in a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) perspective, and also covers the main advantages and drawbacks of applying LCA to chemical processes. In the first part of this book, authors pay close attention to the limitations of modelling the environmental and social impacts of chemical processes, providing valuable insights to the problems of the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) analysis for chemical processes. In the second part of this book, readers will learn about the LCA application to chemical processes in the laboratory and industrial scale. In each chapter of this book, readers will also find specific case studies on the modelling and application of LCA in the chemical industry.

Introduction

The availability of suitable data-set for the LCA analysis of chemical substances
Comparison of the LCIA methods used for the evaluation of chemicals
LCA integration within sustainability metrics for chemical companies
The LCA modelling of chemical companies in the industrial symbiosis perspective: allocation approaches and regulatory framework
LCA application to chemical synthesis at laboratory scale
LCA as a support tool for evaluation of industrial scale-up
Application of LCA for the circular economy in the chemical industry.