Emmanuelle Aoustin

TL;DR: A number of life cycle assessment (LCA) studies have been undertaken within the last 15 years comparing end-of-life treatment options for post-consumer plastic waste, including techniques such as:...

TL;DR: In this paper, an impact assessment tool is developed for the environmental evaluation of potable water production, and the main source of impacts is shown to be electricity production for plant operation, and improvement levers are presented for impact reduction and for the objective comparison between alternative and conventional water treatment processes.

TL;DR: In this article, a process optimization method for the design of reverse osmosis (RO) processes is developed for a brackish water reverse oslosis (BWRO) desalination project, for which the optimal design is characterized depending on the economical conditions.

TL;DR: A format called the upstream-operating-downstream framework (UOD) is proposed for reporting basic technology-related data regarding GHG issues including a clear distinction between direct emissions from waste management technologies, indirect upstream (use of energy and materials) and indirect downstream (production of energy, delivery of secondary materials) activities.

TL;DR: A literature review of publically available LCA studies evaluating alternative end-of-life treatment options for plastic waste has been conducted as discussed by the authors, in order to: establish if a consensus exists as to the environmentally preferable treatment option for post-consumer plastic waste; identify the methodological consid- erations and assumptions that have led to these conclusions; and determine the legitimacy of applying the waste hierarchy to the plastic wastestream.