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BIOPROCESS DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL COURSES
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Introduction to bioprocess Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

LCA methodology, material and energy inventories, impacts indicators

ONLINE COURSE: On-demand

COURSE FEE: 300 € per session  

COURSE ORGANIZATION

Course organized in 3 sessions

Scheduling: suggested one session per week

Effort: 3 - 6 hours per session

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course provides an introduction to the scope and methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the environmental evaluation of bioprocesses. It covers the materials and energy inventories, and the evaluation of processes impacts indicators,

The course offers a combination of methodological presentations, and a case study project on the LCA of an enzyme production process using spreadsheets. 

INSTRUCTOR​

  • Jean-Marc ENGASSER, BioProcess Digital

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN?​​

  • The methodology of Life Cycle Assessment for the environmental evaluation of processes 

  • Evaluate the life-cycle material and energy inventories 

  • Evaluate the process impacts indicators for energy consumption, water consumption, and carbon dioxide emission

  • Construct a process LCA simulator on spreadsheets

DIGITAL LEARNING​

  • Learning platform with course resources

  • Live or recorded slideshow videos

  • LCA study on spreadsheet templates with self-corrections and guides

  • Online collective or one-to-one tutoring

COURSE PROGRAM

SESSION 1: LCA METHODOLOGY - MATERIAL INVENTORY 

Life Cycle Assessment methodology. 

Industrial bioprocesses.

Enzyme process LCA project: Material inventory

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SESSION 2: ENERGY INVENTORY

Principle on energy inventory

Enzyme process LCA project: Energy inventory

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SESSION 3: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS INDICATORS

Impacts indicators for Primary Energy Consumption, Water Consumption and Global Warming Potential

Impacts factors for material and energy resources

Enzyme process LCA project: Impacts indicators​

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