Projects at the Life Cycle Assessment research group
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Sustainable algal proteins produced on potato and other controlled agri-food streams (A'propos)
The supply of proteins for animal feed applications in Switzerland relies mainly on the import of soybean cake. Besides being an economical risk, this practice implies a shared responsibility for the associated environmental burdens. Protein-rich algae cultivated in non-arable soils with low water…
completed, 01/2023 - 02/2025
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Environmental and Social Assessment at Mine Sites using Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics
completed, 05/2021 - 12/2021
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Life Cycle Inventories of solid fossil fuels
Updates for electricity generation from hard coal, lignite and peat
completed, 03/2022 - 03/2023
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Fostering Biodiversity Footprint Management Along Value Chains (BioPrint)
BioPrint is an inter- and transdisciplinary research collaboration with the overarching purpose to improve the management of biodiversity footprints of product groups as well as individual products along value chains.
completed, 08/2024 - 03/2025
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Using brewery sidestreams to manufacture innovative products (CHEERS)
The industrial production of beer often generates large volumes of by-products that are not used optimally. The European project "CHEERS" aims to convert unused by-products and waste of beer production such as bagasse, wastewater, CO2 and CH4 into innovative bio-based products.Currently, bagasse is…
ongoing, 09/2022 - 08/2026
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The Coffee Blockchain – From Field to Cup
Strengthen transparency and trust in the agro-food business with distributed ledger technology
completed, 08/2018 - 12/2021
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CarboPHOS – Phosphorous recovery through hydrothermal carbonisation of sewage sludge
CarboPHOS develops a technological solution for the recovery of phosphorus from sewage sludge using the hydrothermal carbonization process. An overview of the availability of P-species in Swiss sludges is being compiled and the technology chain HTC - filtration - crystallization is demonstrated in…
completed, 01/2021 - 03/2024
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Sustainability assessment of the CO2 methanation value chain: environmental impacts and socio-economic drivers and barriers
This project aims at evaluating the sustainability of the joint project’s “Reduction and reuse of CO2” value chain, i.e. the carbon dioxide methanation value chain – from the production of hydrogen through photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting (partner project 2), through the methanation of…
completed, 01/2015 - 01/2018
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Updated Life Cycle Inventories Data of Wind Power
ongoing, 04/2024 - 12/2025
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Life Cycle Assessment of various packaging options in the jam production
Hero AG is producing more than 100 different jams in various packaging sizes, whereof Mini-, Midi- and MaxiJars are available. Basically, three packaging options are good solutions: aluminium, glass and plastic. Recently, Hero was confronted with critique, regarding to the use of aluminium Cups,…
completed, 06/2016 - 03/2017
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Cocoa in Numbers – from data to knowledge
Nowadays consumers of cocoa and chocolate products are not only interested in safe high-quality products but also in products which are sustainable and produced under fair ecological and social conditions. The demand for transparency of information on the condition of cultivation, production and…
completed, 07/2020 - 07/2021
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TRANSFOOD – IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS OF TRANSNATIONAL FOOD VALUE CHAINS
Globalisation of the food trade leads to various impacts on the economy, the environment, and society. Emerging economies that have expanded their agricultural trade and have become net agricultural exporters are particularly affected. The proposed research collaboration aims at combining…
completed, 12/2017 - 12/2018
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EAT-IT
CO2 Eaternity Analysis Tool - Information and transparency for CO2
completed, 07/2015 - 09/2016
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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) (LCSA)
completed, 01/2020 - 12/2020
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Environmental Sustainability of Renewable Methane for Mobility
Within this subproject in the framework of the National Research Programm 70 regarding energy turnaround, an environmental sustainability assessement of power-to-gas (PtG) methane will be conducted by applying life cycle assessment methodology. In the PtG technology, hydrogen and carbon dioxide are…
completed, 04/2016 - 10/2017
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Secure Management Platform for Shared Process Resources (SHAREBOX)
To pave the way forward for IS as a solution for more efficient processing and energy systems for the process industry, we will develop a secure ICT platform (SHAREBOX) for the flexible management of shared process resources that will provide plant operations and production managers with the robust…
completed, 09/2015 - 08/2019
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Robust and affordable process control technologies for improving standards and optimising industrial operations (ProPAT)
The Process Industries require a high degree of automation, monitoring, and advanced simulation and control for their often complex manufacturing processes and operations. Emphasis is on continuous or batch production, mixing, reaction and separation of materials of higher value. Indeed, increased…
completed, 01/2014 - 12/2018
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Renewable Methene for Transport and Mobility
Power to gas allows using excess renewable electricity to produce Hydrogen and to transform it to renewable methane. Methane can be used to drive natural gas vehicles. The processes described use building blocks made of existing technologies, link the grids for electricity and natural gas and make…
completed, 10/2014 - 12/2017
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PV2050: Sustainability, market deployment and interaction to the grid – the impacts of advanced PV solutions
The opportunities for photovoltaic (PV) solar energy conversion to support the requested transition for the realization of the Energy Strategy 2050 are widely recognized. However, if PV is to make a significant contribution to satisfy global energy requirements, issues of sustainability need to be…
completed, 12/2014 - 11/2018
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Innovation Booster Applied Circular Sustainability
From 2021 to 2024, the Innovation Booster (IB) Applied Circular Sustainability supports the pre-development of radical solution ideas for 100% recyclable products and systems - and this for all industries and economic sectors in Switzerland.
completed, 01/2021 - 12/2024