Challenges and Merits of Choosing Alternative Functional Units

摘要: The functional unit (FU) is a fundamental component of any life-cycle assessment (LCA) or carbon footprint (CF), highlighted and described in both CF LCA standards as one the first decisions to be made scoping study. FU can critical determining relative rank subsequent selection alternative products based on CF. importance from point view sometimes understated, particularly given many other areas study that need considered order obtain good, accurate, ultimately useful results. In purely academic sense, studies modern literature are generally theoretically sound FUs, but argument some FUs selected not ideal with regard final selection.