CHAEC310

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(Autonomous Institute, Affiliated to VTU)
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Govt. of Karnataka)
Accredited by NBA & NAAC with ‘A+’ Grade

SEMESTER END EXAMINATIONS – APRIL 2023

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Program : B.E. : Common to all Programs Semester : III
Course Name : Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Max. Marks : 50
Course Code : CHAEC310 Duration : 2 Hrs
Instructions to the Candidates:
 PART-A Answer all the questions.
 PART-B Answer one full question from the each unit.
PART-A

1. “Development which meets the needs of the present without CO1 (01)
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
is definition of
a) Green Chemistry Mission b) Sustainable Development
Statement
c) One green principle d) Life Cycle Assessment

2. ISO 14000 norms on LCA were published in the year CO1 (01)
a) 1997-2006 b) 1980-1985
c) 2010-2021 d) 1970-1978

3. ISO 14044 corresponds to CO2 (01)

a) Environmental management b) Life cycle assessment
systems Requirements
c) EMS Vocabulary d) Labels and declarations

4. Recycle/waste management is present in CO2 (01)

a) Inventory Analysis b) Goal and Scope
c) Impact Assessment d) Interpretation of Results

5. Inventory Analysis contains, the number of basic steps as CO3 (01)

a) 3 b) 4
c) 5 d) 6

6. Social Life Cycle Assessment comes under CO4 (01)

a) Environmental Aspects b) Social Aspects
c) Socio-Environmental Aspects d) Socio-economical
Aspects

7. 1 pair of dried hands using a hand-dryer - Reference flow can be CO4 (01)
a) 1.5 Paper Towels b) 1800 W for 30s
c) 1/365,250th electric dryer d) All the above

8. One method to perform Inventory analysis is CO5 (01)

a) Input Output Approach b) Checklist One and Two
c) Process Based Analysis d) All the Above

9. Midpoint characterization is present in CO5 (01)

a) Impact Assessment b) Inventory Assessment
c) Interpretations d) All the Above

10. The GWP is measured for CO5 (01)

a) 50 Years b) 75 Years
c) 100 years d) 500 Years

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PART-B
UNIT- I
1. Explain the history of life cycle assessment. CO1 (08)

2. State and explain the 12 principles of green chemistry. CO1 (08)

UNIT- II
3. List the elementary flows and intermediate flows for production of 1 kg CO2 (08)
of aluminium using the flow diagram given below:

4. Based on Figure, determine the elementary and the intermediary flows CO2 (08)
related to the production of 1 kg of aluminum hydroxide. Also justify the
selection why it is considered elementary or intermediate in this
particular process.

Fig.4

UNIT- III
5. Explain Checklist Part 2, Module Worksheet table for Life Cycle inventory CO3 (08)
Analysis.

6. Explain the procedure for process based inventory analysis. CO3 (08)

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UNTI- IV
7. Explain with a neat flow diagram, conceptual framework for life cycle CO4 (08)
impact assessment.

8. What is meant by ReCiPe 2008? Explain its importance in Life Cycle CO4 (08)

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Impact Assessment.

UNIT- V
9. Explain steps involved in preparing input file for Life cycle assessment CO5 (08)
using OpenLCA software.

10. List out the steps for extracting Ecoinvent Impact Assessment functions CO5 (08)
from the Nexus database using OpenLCA software.

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