Publication detail

The Volumetric Method Describing the Life Cycle of Power Tools during Their Production with Different Ends of Life

SOVJÁK, R. TICHÁ, M. FRIDRICHOVÁ, E.

Original Title

The Volumetric Method Describing the Life Cycle of Power Tools during Their Production with Different Ends of Life

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The amount of power consumption of the product life cycle has a significant impact on global warming. To determine these negative impacts, life cycle assessment (LCA) is used. These methods are time-consuming and expensive training costs that require the characteristics of the mass and material characteristics of the products. The aim of the present study was to develop a method that uses only product typology and volumetric product properties without knowing the structural and material composition. To achieve the objective, 134 pieces of power tools were used, divided into 10 groups according to their type. The volume of the product was determined by 3D scanning with subsequent material and the LCA method based on the Oil Point Method (OPM). The end of life (EoL) of the product was evaluated in landfilling, combustion, and 90% recycling variants. Equations were obtained from Monte Carlo Simulation with 95% reliability and allowed the determination of the energy requirements for the production of power tools and CO2 emissions, including data for packaging and transport of goods. The Volumetric Evaluating Method of Ecodesign (VEME) can quickly evaluate impact in three EoL procedures and optimise the volume of power tools and the location of production of products without LCA knowledge.

Keywords

life cycle assessment; environmental impacts; CO2 emission; industrial design; landfilling; combustion; recycling; prediction; VEME method

Authors

SOVJÁK, R.; TICHÁ, M.; FRIDRICHOVÁ, E.

Released

27. 1. 2022

Publisher

MDPI

Location

Basel, Switzerland

ISBN

2071-1050

Periodical

Sustainability

Year of study

14

Number

3

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1498

Pages to

1498

Pages count

18

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/3/1498

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/203913

BibTex

@article{BUT176468,
  author="Richard {Sovják} and Marie {Tichá} and Eva {Fridrichová}",
  title="The Volumetric Method Describing the Life Cycle of Power Tools during Their Production with Different Ends of Life",
  journal="Sustainability",
  year="2022",
  volume="14",
  number="3",
  pages="1498--1498",
  doi="10.3390/su14031498",
  issn="2071-1050",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/3/1498"
}