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Mathematical Optimisation of Life-Cycle Assessment Models

Introduction

Life-cycle assessment models consist of a network of processes and flows that describe the full life-cycle of a industrial process. Often one can choose how the network is constructed in order to deliver a particular product or service.

This project focuses on how we can minimise the environmental impact and cost of generating a product or service using an openLCA (http://www.openlca.org) database of component processes and flows.

The optimisation problem is solved using Python and pyomo in a Python packaged called mola. The Python package is named after the ocean sunfish shown below.

Mola mola

Mola mola: Ocean sunfish