Life cycle assessment and leather production
Abstract Leather industry is facing new trends on production and consumption patterns due to society concerns. Circular economy is proposing a transition from the current economic model to a more sustainable one, in which waste is designed out and resources will be reused and recycled as long as pos...
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| author | Diego Navarro Jianhui Wu Wei Lin Pere Fullana-i-Palmer Rita Puig |
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| description | Abstract Leather industry is facing new trends on production and consumption patterns due to society concerns. Circular economy is proposing a transition from the current economic model to a more sustainable one, in which waste is designed out and resources will be reused and recycled as long as possible. In this transition, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an important tool to help decision-making. In the present review, 39 English-written peer-reviewed papers related to LCA and leather have been found, 30 of which were published in the last 6 years, meaning LCA is nowadays an important subject. Papers are presented within 4 types, focused on: 1) the whole leather production process, 2) a single step in the production process (e.g, new technologies for unhairing), 3) waste treatment and recycling, and 4) life cycle thinking with ideas on long-term strategies for leather industries. As discussed in the literature review, leather industry has important challenges to address: increasing sustainability and transparency on the supply chain, and strengthening the beauty of leather. Taking up these challenges from a life cycle perspective will help leather industry flourish in the coming future. Graphical abstract |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70a5854b7c4744cd945b19880c0960fd2022-12-21T19:19:12ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Leather Science and Engineering2524-78592020-11-012111310.1186/s42825-020-00035-yLife cycle assessment and leather productionDiego Navarro0Jianhui Wu1Wei Lin2Pere Fullana-i-Palmer3Rita Puig4Environmental Engineering doctoral program, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Department of Biomass and Leather Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan UniversityDepartment of Biomass and Leather Engineering, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan UniversityUNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change ESCI-UPF, Pompeu Fabra UniversityDepartment of Computer Science and Industrial Engineering, Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Abstract Leather industry is facing new trends on production and consumption patterns due to society concerns. Circular economy is proposing a transition from the current economic model to a more sustainable one, in which waste is designed out and resources will be reused and recycled as long as possible. In this transition, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an important tool to help decision-making. In the present review, 39 English-written peer-reviewed papers related to LCA and leather have been found, 30 of which were published in the last 6 years, meaning LCA is nowadays an important subject. Papers are presented within 4 types, focused on: 1) the whole leather production process, 2) a single step in the production process (e.g, new technologies for unhairing), 3) waste treatment and recycling, and 4) life cycle thinking with ideas on long-term strategies for leather industries. As discussed in the literature review, leather industry has important challenges to address: increasing sustainability and transparency on the supply chain, and strengthening the beauty of leather. Taking up these challenges from a life cycle perspective will help leather industry flourish in the coming future. Graphical abstracthttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42825-020-00035-yCircular economyLife cycle thinkingInventory dataTanning processesLeather sustainability |
| spellingShingle | Diego Navarro Jianhui Wu Wei Lin Pere Fullana-i-Palmer Rita Puig Life cycle assessment and leather production Journal of Leather Science and Engineering Circular economy Life cycle thinking Inventory data Tanning processes Leather sustainability |
| title | Life cycle assessment and leather production |
| title_full | Life cycle assessment and leather production |
| title_fullStr | Life cycle assessment and leather production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life cycle assessment and leather production |
| title_short | Life cycle assessment and leather production |
| title_sort | life cycle assessment and leather production |
| topic | Circular economy Life cycle thinking Inventory data Tanning processes Leather sustainability |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42825-020-00035-y |
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