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Life Cycle Assessment as Support Tool for Development of Novel Polyelectrolyte Materials Used for Wastewater Treatment

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NANOMATERIALS
卷 13, 期 5, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano13050840

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one-pot coacervate deposition; layer-by-layer deposition; inorganic; organic composites; life cycle assessment; eco-design

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This study compared the environmental performances of two synthesis strategies for polyethyleneimine (PEI) coated silica particles (organic/inorganic composites) through life cycle assessment (LCA). The classic layer-by-layer and the new approach (one-pot coacervate deposition) were tested for removing cadmium ions from aqueous solutions. The results showed that the one-pot coacervate synthesis route had significantly lower environmental impacts than the layer-by-layer technique. Additionally, the study demonstrated the usefulness of LCA and scenario analysis in identifying environmental hotspots and improvement possibilities in material development.
This life cycle assessment (LCA) study focused on comparing the environmental performances of two types of synthesis strategies for polyethyleneimine (PEI) coated silica particles (organic/inorganic composites). The classic layer-by-layer and the new approach (one-pot coacervate deposition) were the two synthesis routes that were tested for cadmium ions removal from aqueous solutions by adsorption in equilibrium conditions. Data from the laboratory scale experiments for materials synthesis, testing, and regeneration, were then fed into a life cycle assessment study so that the types and values of environmental impacts associated with these processes could be calculated. Additionally, three eco-design strategies based on material substitution were investigated. The results point out that the one-pot coacervate synthesis route has considerably lower environmental impacts than the layer-by-layer technique. From an LCA methodology point of view, it is important to consider material technical performances when defining the functional unit. From a wider perspective, this research is important as it demonstrates the usefulness of LCA and scenario analysis as environmental support tools for material developers because they highlight environmental hotspots and point out the environmental improvement possibilities from the very early stages of material development.

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