1. Sustainability and economic impact
WP6
Sustainability and economic impact
Leader PRJ
Partners: UPC, BIU, CNR, UNIMIB, CENTI, UL, KLO, PER, MAR, DGA, CDB, CTEC, FN, STZ, INDA, ICONE, SYN, AITEX, PRJ

2. Objectives/Tasks
Goal and scope definition, inventory phase and first partial environmental profile of the up-scaled processes (Task 6.1)
Implementing LCC and LCA studies for the up-scaled coating processes and the new products(Task 6.2)
Conclusion, evaluation and design of the optimal full scale manufacturing lines (Task 6.3)
Assessment of standards and regulatory issues (Task 6.4)

3. Pert: WP6 interconnections with other WPs within Protect
WP6 directly interconnects to the tech. WP2 and (thorough it) indirectly to all other WPs

4. Gantt WP6 In Y1 @ M6 T6.1 starts, active through Y1 until Y2-Q2:
WP/T
No.
WPs/Tasks Name
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
WP6
Sustainability and economic impact
T6.1
Goal and scope definition, inventory and first partial environmental profile of the up-scaled processes
T6.2
Implementing LCC and LCA studies for the up-scaled coating processes and the new products
D6.1
D6.2
T6.3
Conclusion and design of the optimal full scale manufacturing lines industries
T6.4
Assessment of standards and regulatory issues
In M6 T6.1 starts, active through Y1 until Y2-Q2:
Task 6.1: Goal and scope definition, inventory phase and first partial environmental profile of the up-scaled processes
Partners involved in Task 6.1: CTEC, ICONE, KLO, PER, MAR, CDB and DGA

5. T6.1 participating partners
Role
Connection to Task 6.1
DGA
Pilot for treatment biomedical products
Analysis of Batch US pilot unit
KLO
Pilot for Textiles functionalisation
Analysis of the R2R US pilot reactor scale up & analysis of product functional specs and performances
MAR
Pilot for Textiles, membranes and biomedical devices
Analysis of the R2Rs spray US nozzle pilot
CITEC
US spray technolpgy & NPs synthesis
Analysis of spray coating and NPs synthesis processes
ICONE
Metrology and process monotoring
Analysis of processing parameters
PER
Manufactue of textiles
Analysis of product functional specs and performances
CDB
Manufacture of prototype filters cartriges

6. WP6 – T6.1
Task 6.1:
- Goal and scope definition; specification of the functional unit and the system boundaries for each studied case,
- inventory phase: specific data collection will be carried out considering primary data obtained by partners on specific processes and targeted products
- specific inventory tool will be devised for PROTECT
- first partial environmental profile of the up-scaled pilots’ processes: devised by including secondary data in the model and by computing the environmental impacts of the selected systems
- first partial costing profile of the up-scaled pilots will be devised

7. WP6 / T6.1 interconnections with other WPs
WP6 interconnections with WP2:
Task 6.1: will operate on the bases of info and data supplied by WP2 relating to the pilots design phase
In turn, Task 6.1 outputs will influence the design phase by devising sustainable processing solutions
.. A first estimation of the LCC and LCA studies will be performed based on designs and partners’ inputs from the existing pilots. Based on these studies, recommendation for improvement of the pre-commercial lines will be delivered to the relevant partners (D6.1)

8. WP6 first deliverables Deliverables:
No deliverables are expected for WP6 within Y1
Task 6.1 output is expected by M18 (Y2,Q2) in D6.1:
D6.1 Report on the LCC and LCA of the three coating processes and recommendation for improvements based on inputs from the existing pilots

9. Task 6.1: LCA
LCA is a technique for assesssing the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product/process, by:
compiling an inventory of relevant inputs and outputs of a product system
evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with those inputs and outputs
interpreting the results in relations to the objectives of the study.

10. Task 6.1: LCA ISO 14040:2006 - outlining LCA principles and framework
ISO 14044: for requirements and guidelines
Which replaced:
ISO Goal and scope definition and inventory analysis (1998 – 2006)
ISO Life cycle impact assessment (2000 – 2006)
ISO Life cycle interpretation ( )
Other LCA-related Standards
ISO Examples of application of ISO (2003)
ISO Data documentation format (2002)
ISO Examples of application of ISO to goal and scope definition and inventory analysis (2000)

11. What is being assessed within Protect LCA is “Environmental burden”
Task 6.1: LCA
Environmental burden
What is being assessed within Protect LCA is “Environmental burden”
The PROTECT manufacturing process requires inputs of raw materials and fuels (energy) for the generation of useful products
At the same time outputs of waste material in the form of air emissions, water emissions and solid waste are also generated.
Environmental burden is a catch-all expression used to describe these inputs and outputs

12. Task 6.1: LCA According to the standard ISO 14040,
Direct Applications
1. Goal and Scope definition
LCA Framework
2. Inventory analysis
3. Impact Assessment
4. Interpretation
Strategic planning
Product/process development & improvement
According to the standard ISO 14040,
LCA consists of phases
Marketing
Communication

13. Goal & scope definition
Task 6.1: LCA
Goal & scope definition
Goal definition
The purpose of the analysis
The intended use of the results
The study stakeholders
Scope definition
Product system to be studied
Functions of the product system or, in the case of comparative studies, the systems
Functional unit
System boundary (process included)

14. Task 6.1: LCA
The Functional Unit (FU) describes the primary function(s) fulfilled by a (product) system, and indicates how much of this function is to be considered in the intended LCA study.
It will be used as a basis for selecting one or more alternative (es.process recipes) systems that can provide these function(s). The functional unit enables different systems to be treated as functionally equivalent and allows reference flows to be determined for each of them.
Before setting the FU sometimes it is easier to start from the Technical Unit (TU), which more simply expresses an amount (e.g. unit mass, unit surface,… of manufactured product)
FU and TU may be used for LCC according to analysis goal and scope

15. R2R US / R2R Spray / Batch US
Task 6.1: LCA process
Pilots
Super Flex
customised
products
R2R US / R2R Spray / Batch US
Inputs
from
Geosphere & Technosphere:
energy, raw materials,
components, commercial
parts semi-finished
products
Outputs emissions to air, to water,
waste, by-products,

16. Task 6.1: LCA process Environmental burden
Primary Energy (Renewable/not renewable)
Raw Materials (Renewable/Not Renewable)
Air Emissions
Water Emissions
Solid Waste
Impacts To Local Scale (Noise, smell, … biodiversity, that are not calculated by lca, eco-toxiciy)
Global
Impact
It is then possible to speak about environmental burden or impact of a process/product only when all these parameters are calculated and assessed.

17. Task 6.1: LCA process
Tracking major sources of impact to provide indications to WP2 for sustainable design

18. Comparing different processing solutions and scenarios
Task 6.1: LCA
Comparing different processing solutions and scenarios

19. Task 6.1: LCA quantitative approach
LCA Impact Parameters

20. Work Plan for the first year
PRJ

21. Foreseen internal deliverables
Purpose
From / by To
What
Date
Definition of system and system boundaries
T6.1 prtnrs
PRJ
Provision of the pilots and processes layouts
M6-M7
Identification of functional unit
Detail description of product coating functionalities and targeted performance
Data collection -
Development of PROTECT Inventory Tool dedicated to the systems M8

22. Foreseen internal deliverables
Purpose
From / by To
What
Date
Data collection
PRJ
T6.1 prtnrs
Provision of the pilots dedicated inventories for data collection
M6-M7
First data processing -
First LCA elaborations
M8-M9
inventory refinement
Second Data collection
M10
More refined pilots environmental profiling
Start of refined data processing
M11-M12

23. Foreseen internal meetings
Purpose
Place
Participants
Date
Sharing of pilot US process Layout and NPs production
(tele/conf.call)
MAR, DGA, KLO, CENTI, CTEC, BIU, PRJ
M1-M6
Tech specs and performance of products
KLO, CDB, PER, PRJ
Follow ups on data inventory collection
M6-M12