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Life Cycle Assessment on the End-of-Life Vehicle Treatment System in Korea  

Hong, Seok-Jin (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Eco-product and System Laboratory, Konkuk University)
Jeong, Kee-Mo (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Eco-product and System Laboratory, Konkuk University)
Hong, John-Hee (Research & Development Division for Hyundai Motor Company & Kia Motors Corporation)
Yun, Ju-Ho (Korea Automobile Technology Institute)
Hur, Tak (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Eco-product and System Laboratory, Konkuk University)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.13, no.6, 2005 , pp. 105-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims at evaluating the environmental impacts stemmed from the End-of-Life Vehicle(ELV) treatment systems in Korea, using Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) method. In this study, both environmental burden from the ELV dismantling process & recycling processes and environmental benefit which were derived from the avoided environmental impacts by substituting recycled materials for virgin materials were considered. First of all, the key issues which were defined as the environmental aspects that account for more than $1\%$ out of the total environmental impacts were identified from the Life Cycle Impact Assessment(LCIA). $CO_2$, crude oil, natural gas, coal, etc. were found out to be the key issue parameters. From the LCI Analysis and LCIA studies, it was shown that the significant environmental aspects were related with the recycling process of ferro scrap, the shredding process of compressed car bodies and the dismantling process of end-of-life engines. In particular, the recycling process of ferro scrap has the most significant effects on the environmental impacts of the ELV treatment systems. Based on these results, it is recommended to improve the recycling process of ferro scrap in order to make the ELV treatment systems more environmentally sound.
Keywords
End-of-Life vehicle treatment system; Life cycle assessment; Life cycle inventory analysis; Life cycle impact assessment; Key issue;
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