PT Journal
AU Ma, Q
   Sun, Q
   Liu, Y
   Wang, Y
   Zhou, M
TI A Method of Carbon Footprint Calculation for the Product Life Cycle
SO Manufacturing Technology Journal
PY 2014
BP 566
EP 572
VL 14
IS 4
DI 10.21062/ujep/x.2014/a/1213-2489/MT/14/4/566
DE Carbon footprint; Emissions; Energy; Material; Input-output analysis
AB 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.
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