Life cycle optimization of the supply chain for biobased chemicals with local biomass resources

Carlos García Velásquez; Christof Defryn; Yvonne van der Meer

doi:10.1016/j.spc.2022.10.015

Life cycle optimization of the supply chain for biobased chemicals with local biomass resources

Carlos García Velásquez, Christof Defryn, Yvonne van der Meer^*

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Abstract

Developing a biobased chemical industry that copes with the current environmental challenges relies on understanding the influence of the different stages of the value chain on economic and environmental performance. This paper investigates the use of a life cycle optimization framework to assess trade-offs between environmental and economic criteria for designing supply chains for biobased polyethylene terephthalate as a case study. A multi-objective optimization model was formulated to account for the environmental impacts (through life cycle assessment) and total costs (through life cycle costing) of the case study. High environmental priority (w = 0.9) in the design of the supply chain resulted in environmental gains (in 8 out of 9 midpoint indicators) with low increments (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	540-551
Number of pages	12
Journal	Sustainable Production and Consumption
Volume	36
Early online date	15 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.10.015
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

Keywords

life cycle assessment
polyethylene terephthalate
Life cycle costing
Multi-objective optimization
midpoint indicators
industrial ecology
Life cycle assessment
Industrial ecology
Polyethylene terephthalate
Midpoint indicators

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