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Sustainable Process Design and Life Cycle Assessment Training
Sector:
Chemicals & Process – Environmental Engineering
Technical Focus Area:
Environmental & Sustainability Engineering
About the Course
This course provides practical training in sustainable process design and life cycle assessment, covering how the full environmental footprint of a chemical process is evaluated from raw material extraction through end-of-life. It is designed for engineers and sustainability professionals evaluating process environmental performance.
Participants examine life cycle assessment methodology, sustainable design metrics, and process improvement identification, building the practical skills needed to support credible sustainability claims and design decisions. Case examples illustrate life cycle assessment applied to chemical process comparisons.
Learning Milestones
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply life cycle assessment methodology to a chemical process.
- Identify system boundaries and functional units for LCA studies.
- Interpret life cycle impact assessment results.
- Evaluate sustainable process design alternatives.
- Identify hotspots for environmental improvement in a process.
- Communicate life cycle assessment findings credibly.
Professional Audience
This course is ideal for professionals evaluating process sustainability, including:
- Sustainability and environmental engineers
- Process design engineers
- R&D professionals evaluating new processes
- Product stewardship professionals
- Corporate sustainability reporting staff
Modular Syllabus
Life Cycle Assessment Fundamentals
- LCA methodology overview and standards
- Goal and scope definition
- System boundary and functional unit selection
- Life cycle inventory data collection
- Common LCA methodology pitfalls
Course Dates & Prices
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