Life Cycle Assessment of microfluidic devices for point-of-care testing: A comparative analysis of PDMS, paper and PLA

In microfluidics, typical laboratory processes can be condensed to a miniature device. This reduces analysis time and required volumes of samples and reagents, increases mobility and flexibility, and is cost effective. In this work, the environmental impacts of three microfluidic devices for glucose detection are assessed using a comparative...

Life Cycle Assessment of Offshore Low Head Pumped Hydro Storage

Aiming to comply with the Paris Agreement, the reduction of Europe’s GHG emissions in the energy sector is a must. Due to the intermittency of renewable sources, energy storage technologies are essential to this plan. Offshore Low Head Pumped Hydro Storage (LH PHS) is presented as an alternative to partly solve this problem. Considering that its...

Electrochemical synthesis of CO2-methanol utilizing direct air capture, CO2 electrolysis and H2O electrolysis: A life cycle assessment

This thesis examines the production of an alternative liquid hydrocarbon fuel, namely CO2-methanol, produced utilising DAC, CO2 electrolysis, H2O electrolysis and thermo-catalytic synthesis. The reason for such research lies in a persistent growth in global energy demand, a significant share of which comes from liquid fuels, in the present...

Life cycle assessment of ocean thermal energy conversion: The life cycle impact of electricity supply in small island regions

The use of renewable energy solutions in generating electricity constitutes an interesting option in small island regions. Current energy supply generally comes from fossil fuels and besides high costs this also contributes to high CO2 emissions. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a technology that potentially could be implemented. It...

Life cycle assessment of pollutants from ships: The case of an Aframax tanker