LCA Analyzer Skill
Purpose
The LCA Analyzer Skill performs Life Cycle Assessment to evaluate environmental impacts across process life cycles and support sustainable process design decisions.
Capabilities
- Goal and scope definition
- Life cycle inventory (LCI) development
- Impact assessment (LCIA)
- Carbon footprint calculation
- Water footprint analysis
- Energy analysis
- Sensitivity analysis
- Comparative assessments
- Hot spot identification
Usage Guidelines
When to Use
- Evaluating process sustainability
- Comparing design alternatives
- Calculating carbon footprints
- Identifying improvement opportunities
Prerequisites
- Process data available
- System boundaries defined
- Impact categories selected
- Inventory databases accessible
Best Practices
- Follow ISO 14040/14044
- Document assumptions clearly
- Perform sensitivity analysis
- Use peer review for public claims
Process Integration
This skill integrates with:
- Process Sustainability Assessment
- Green Chemistry Metrics Evaluation
- Energy Efficiency Optimization
Configuration
lca-analyzer:
standards:
- ISO-14040
- ISO-14044
impact-methods:
- CML
- ReCiPe
- TRACI
databases:
- ecoinvent
- US-LCI
- GaBiOutput Artifacts
- LCA reports
- Impact assessment results
- Comparative analyses
- Hot spot analysis
- Improvement recommendations