Title :
LCA for electronic products. A case study for CD-ROM drives
Author :
Satake, Kazuki ; Oishi, Shoji
Author_Institution :
Res. Center, Sony Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A life cycle analysis (LCA) case study evaluates the environmental load of CD-ROM drives. We performed a life cycle inventory using data for mechanical parts compiled from company records and data for electronic parts compiled from governmental and industrial records. We evaluated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and found that their suppression depends heavily on the design parts and circuits
Keywords :
CD-ROMs; electronic equipment manufacture; environmental factors; CD-ROM drives; LCA; electronic parts; electronic products; environmental load; inventory; life cycle analysis; mechanical parts; CD-ROMs; Carbon dioxide; Computer aided software engineering; Computer peripherals; Drives; Energy consumption; Manufacturing; Microcomputers; Optical materials; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1998. ISEE-1998. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Oak Brook, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4295-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1998.675053
