Abstract
This paper outlines the background of Life-Cycle Inventory/ Life-Cycle Assessment (LCI/LCA) and reviews an undergraduate design project in progress at the University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR) comparing LCI/LCA of steel products with similar products produced from competing materials. GaBi 4 LCI/LCA software is being used to model LCI/LCA with a demonstration of the use of the software for a typical steelmaking operation.1 Future research utilizing the LCI/LCA methodology is being applied to compare the environmental impact of steel products to other alternative engineering materials. This work involves 13 undergraduate students working in four design teams under a FeMET design grant provided by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation.
Recommended Citation
C. P. Buterbaugh et al., "Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emission Comparison of Steel Products with Other Materials," AISTech Proceedings, Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), May 2007.
Meeting Name
AISTech 2007 (2007: May 7-10, Indianapolis, IN)
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center
Keywords and Phrases
GaBi 4 Software; Energy Consumption; Green House Gas; Life-Cycle Analysis; Life-Cycle Inventory; Steel Making
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2007 Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10 May 2007
