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dc.contributor.authorKröhnert, Hanna-
dc.contributor.authorStucki, Matthias-
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-22T12:20:22Z-
dc.date.available2021-11-22T12:20:22Z-
dc.date.issued2021-07-29-
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23534-
dc.description.abstractThe environmental impact of a plant-based shampoo produced and marketed in Zurich, Switzerland, was analyzed using the life cycle assessment method. Beside the identification of environmental hotspots and mitigation possibilities, the focus of the study was on the analysis and comparison of different refill offers. The results of the study show that one hair wash using the investigated shampoo is related to greenhouse gas emissions of 161 g CO2eq. For all investigated impact categories, the use phase represents the dominant life stage, except for land use, which is dominated by the production of the purely plant-based shampoo ingredients. The environmental impact related to the use phase is highly sensitive on the consumers’ showering habits, such as water consumption and water temperature, due to predominantly fossil-based heating in Zurich. On the producer’s side, a switch to renewable energy sources both for heating and electricity is identified as most effective measure to reduce the environmental impact of the manufacturing phase. As to the product end-of-life, the results suggest that emissions of the shampoo ingredients after wastewater treatment have a negligible impact on freshwater ecotoxicity. In this context, a need for further research is identified with respect to characterization factors and specific removal rates in wastewater treatment plants. From a life cycle perspective, packaging production and disposal have rather low contributions. Offering refill possibilities can reduce the packaging related contributions by several percentage points, however, higher mitigation potentials are found for use phase and manufacturing.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherMDPIde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofSustainabilityde_CH
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectShampoode_CH
dc.subjectNatural ingredientsde_CH
dc.subjectPackagingde_CH
dc.subjectRefillde_CH
dc.subjectLCAde_CH
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactde_CH
dc.subject.ddc363: Umwelt- und Sicherheitsproblemede_CH
dc.titleLife cycle assessment of a plant-based, regionally marketed shampoo and analysis of refill optionsde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su13158478de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-23534-
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue15de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume13de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.author.additionalNode_CH
zhaw.display.portraitYesde_CH
zhaw.monitoring.costperiod2021de_CH
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Kröhnert, H., & Stucki, M. (2021). Life cycle assessment of a plant-based, regionally marketed shampoo and analysis of refill options. Sustainability, 13(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158478
Kröhnert, H. and Stucki, M. (2021) ‘Life cycle assessment of a plant-based, regionally marketed shampoo and analysis of refill options’, Sustainability, 13(15). Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158478.
H. Kröhnert and M. Stucki, “Life cycle assessment of a plant-based, regionally marketed shampoo and analysis of refill options,” Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 15, Jul. 2021, doi: 10.3390/su13158478.
KRÖHNERT, Hanna und Matthias STUCKI, 2021. Life cycle assessment of a plant-based, regionally marketed shampoo and analysis of refill options. Sustainability. 29 Juli 2021. Bd. 13, Nr. 15. DOI 10.3390/su13158478
Kröhnert, Hanna, and Matthias Stucki. 2021. “Life Cycle Assessment of a Plant-Based, Regionally Marketed Shampoo and Analysis of Refill Options.” Sustainability 13 (15). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158478.
Kröhnert, Hanna, and Matthias Stucki. “Life Cycle Assessment of a Plant-Based, Regionally Marketed Shampoo and Analysis of Refill Options.” Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 15, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158478.


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