Loss of mineral resource value in LCA: application of the JRC-LCI method to multiple case studies combined with inaccessibility and value-based impact assessment

Frédéric Lai (1) , Antoine Beylot (1)

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)

Several approaches addressing mineral resource dissipation have recently been developed in life cycle assessment. One of them, developed by the JRC of the European Commission (JRC-LCI), suggests to account for dissipative resource flows in life cycle inventories (LCIs). This article aims at (i) further testing this approach on case studies, to derive insights regarding its potential large-scale implementation in LCI databases and (ii) complementing the previous JRC work by capturing the severity of dissipation and associated value loss in LCIA results.

Keywords: LCA; LCI; LCIA; Mineral resources; Dissipation; Inaccessibility; Value

Domains: Earth Sciences

Frédéric Lai, Antoine Beylot. Loss of mineral resource value in LCA: application of the JRC-LCI method to multiple case studies combined with inaccessibility and value-based impact assessment. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2022, ⟨10.1007/s11367-022-02110-4⟩. ⟨hal-03870120⟩