Development of characterization factors for the particulate matter formation category in Brazil

• Grant number: 21/06685-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2021
• End date: July 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva
• Grantee: Gabriela Giusti
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias para a Sustentabilidade (CCTS). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Sorocaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Particulate Material (PM) formation is a category of Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) that requires Characterization Factors (FCs) for specific regions, as these factors are sensitive according to the geographic scope of the variables used to model them. Due to this demand, this project aims to obtain CFs for the PM formation LCIA category, for the Brazilian context, based on the regionalization of a characterization model. The proposed methodology is divided into five steps: 1) selection of a base model, which consists of analyzing existing characterization models and choosing a model to be followed in the regionalization procedure; 2) regionalization of Intake Fraction (IF), which will be developed by a survey of calculation variables in Brazilian databases, or modeling of the variables necessary for the reality in Brazil; 3) regionalization of Effect Factors (EF), with a methodological procedure similar to the regionalization of IFs. Also, at this stage, new CFs for Brazil will be calculated, by multiplying the IFs with the regionalized EFs; 4) analysis of the uncertainties of regionalized CFs, which will be developed based on previous bibliographic research of methods for calculating CF uncertainties, followed by the application of the calculation in the obtained CFs, and; 5) application in case studies, which will consist in the development of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) case studies focusing on sensitivity analysis for the choice of CFs in the PM formation category. It is expected a reduction of uncertainties associated with CFs for the Brazilian context since the current models were developed for geographic scopes different from the Brazilian one. Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis will serve for a greater scientific basis to the comparative analysis of the CFs obtained by this project with current literature data. The work schedule is expected to be developed over four years of work, and the project has national and international partners from the field of research. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GIUSTI, GABRIELA; VIEIRA, JOSE GERALDO VIDAL; DE SOUZA TADANO, YARA; SILVA, DIOGO APARECIDO LOPES; FANTKE, PETER. Health effects of particulate matter formation in Life Cycle Impact Assessment: critical review and recommendation of models for Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, v. 27, n. 6, p. 17-pg., 2022-06-09. (21/06685-1, 19/03287-5)

MENUSSI, LARISSA RAQUEL MATIAS; MARQUES, THAMIRIS LINHARES; GIUSTI, GABRIELA; DA SILVA, DAIANE VITORIA; DE FIGUEIREDO, MARIA CLEA BRITO; SILVA, DIOGO A. LOPES. Linking Water Footprint with the Sustainable Development Goals: a Step-by-Step Method Description and Case Study. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT, v. 11, n. 3, p. 12-pg., 2023-09-01. (21/06685-1)

GIUSTI, GABRIELA; FARRAPO JUNIOR, ANTONIO CARLOS; SIGAHI, TIAGO F. A. C.; SALTORATO, PATRICIA; VIEIRA, JOSE GERALDO VIDAL; SILVA, DIOGO A. LOPES. A multicriteria approach for consumption footprint in higher education institutions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, v. N/A, p. 21-pg., 2023-08-31. (21/06685-1)

GIUSTI, GABRIELA; DA SILVA, DAIANE VITORIA; ALBINO, ANA CAROLINA GODOY; DE SOUZA TADANO, YARA; SILVA, DIOGO APARECIDO LOPES. Human health impacts of particulate matter emitted from different milk production systems in Brazil: a regionalized LCA sensitivity analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, v. N/A, p. 15-pg., 2023-05-17. (21/06685-1, 22/06039-5)

NÁTALIE MARTINS PRADO; MARINA HERNANDES DE PAULA E SILVA; CAMILA SAYURI KIKUTI KANEKO; DAIANE VITÓRIA DA SILVA; GABRIELA GIUSTI; YOVANA MARIA BARRERA SAAVEDRA; DIOGO APARECIDO LOPES SILVA. Sustentabilidade no varejo de moda: revisão de literatura e análise bibliométrica. Gestão & Produção, v. 29, 2022-11-14. (21/06685-1)

GIUSTI, GABRIELA; MARQUES, THAMIRIS LINHARES; DE FIGUEIREDO, MARIA CLEA BRITO; SILVA, DIOGO APARECIDO LOPES. Integrating water footprint in the eco-efficiency assessment of Brazilian chilled chicken. SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION, v. 33, p. 12-pg., 2022-07-19. (21/06685-1)

LOPES SILVA, DIOGO APARECIDO; GIUSTI, GABRIELA; SIMON RAMPASSO, IZABELA; FARRAPO JUNIOR, ANTONIO CARLOS; ANHOLON, ROSLEY. Life cycle assessment teaching innovation: experiences from a Brazilian higher education institution. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, v. 24, n. 2, p. 13-pg., 2022-09-15. (21/06685-1)

MARQUES, THAMIRIS LINHARES; GIUSTI, GABRIELA; DE PAULA E SILVA, MARINA HERNANDES; MENDES, JULIANA VEIGA; BRITO DE FIGUEIREDO, MARIA CLEA; LOPES SILVA, DIOGO APARECIDO. Monitoring and Evaluating Eco-efficiency by Three Different Ways in a Beverage Company: A Lean-Green Approach. SMART AND SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, v. 6, n. 1, p. 23-pg., 2022-01-01. (18/01978-8, 21/06685-1)