Manufacturing Technology 2014, 14(4):566-572 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/x.2014/a/1213-2489/MT/14/4/566

A Method of Carbon Footprint Calculation for the Product Life Cycle

Qinyi Ma1, Qingchao Sun2, Yanqiu Liu1, Yajun Wang1, Maojun Zhou1
1 School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian Liaoning 116034, China
2 School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian Liaoning 116024, China

This paper proposes a concept model for product life cycle to present the characteristics of material flow, energy flow and waste flow in a manufacture system. Furthermore, two energy consumption calculation methods are provided according to the different components of the manufacture system, one is e-p method based on the processes of the system, and the other is e-f/s method based on the functions and statuses of the system. Then a carbon footprint calculation method is proposed on the basis of the characteristics of material flow, energy flow and waste flow in a manufacture system, and the energy consumption calculation above. Input-output analysis is carried out to establish the carbon emission calculation information table.

Keywords: Carbon footprint, Emissions, Energy, Material, Input-output analysis

Published: December 1, 2014  Show citation

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Ma Q, Sun Q, Liu Y, Wang Y, Zhou M. A Method of Carbon Footprint Calculation for the Product Life Cycle. Manufacturing Technology. 2014;14(4):566-572. doi: 10.21062/ujep/x.2014/a/1213-2489/MT/14/4/566.
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