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 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: The aim is to provide the student with an understanding of LCA as an environmental management tool and a detailed knowledge of how to apply it in practice. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit, students should be able: * to demonstrate a working knowledge of LCA * to know how to access and analyse data sources * to be able to build an inventory, both manually and within a software package * to be competent in the use of software packages (including SimaPro). Skills: Problem solving, communication skills, time management. Content: Goal definition and scoping; inventory analysis - data requirements and quality issues, data processing and validation, inventory calculation methodology, presenting the life cycle inventory results; interpretation of the inventory (i.e. impact assessment methods); improvement analysis (including variations in recycling loops); the applications and limitations of LCA; and the origins of LCA and international standards. |
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CE50191 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Chemical Engineering
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