Sevda Rosenbaum, LCA Practice Lead
Education:
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering and Water Resources, Villanova University
M.Sc., Environmental Engineering and Water Resources, Villanova University
B.Sc., Environmental Engineering, Middle East Technical University
Years Experience: 8
Key Project Experience:
Life Cycle Assessment:
Industry-Wide LCA - Developed cradle-to-gate life cycle inventory data for two engineered wood products, i.e. laminated veneer lumber (LVL) composite I-joist in the United States. Industry-wide LCA was performed. Two peer-reviewed journal articles and reports are developed presenting the findings.
LCA of forest products- 3rd party verified LCA report and EPD development for Hardwood flooring, CLT and Glulam.
Key Project Experience, continued:
Life Cycle Assessment:
LCA of Forest Residue - Evaluated environmental sustainability of utilizing forest residues with biomass conversion technologies. Performed cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment for white briquettes and torrefied briquettes supply chains
PCR Development - Primary investigator (PI) and developer of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology for wood pallet manufacturing in the United States, which formed basis for the first wooden pallet product category rule (PCR). Served as a member of the committee for the sector-specific PCR development.
Biogas Use LCA - First application of life cycle level natural resource consumption and resource use efficiency evaluation to BMSs and alternative biogas utilization options using exergy and exergetic LCA. MS-Excel tool was developed for energy and resource use efficiency. (PhD Thesis)
Resource Use Reduction Study - Implemented select cleaner production options using BAT reference document for resource recovery and improved resource use efficiency within the context of the EU’s Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) directive to the textile sector.
Sector Experience:
Experience in industry-wide and product-specific LCAs focusing on forest products and wood-based bioenergy products, biosolids management systems, flooring products, porcelain tiles, consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals.
Publications/Presentations
Life cycle assessment of utilizing freshly cut urban wood: A case study. 2022. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 76(7/8): 127723. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1618866722002667
Life cycle assessment of the wood pallet repair and remanufacturing sector in the United States. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 2022. 16(5): 1342-1352. https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/64847
Assessing the life-cycle environmental impacts of the wood pallet sector in the United States. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021. 320: 128726 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652621029255
Life-cycle impact and exergy based resource use assessment of torrefied and non-torrefied briquette use for heat and electricity generation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019. 233 (2019) 918-931
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652619318347
Life cycle assessment for the production of Southeast laminated veneer lumber. Revised for 2019 PCR. Corvallis, OR: CORRIM, Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials. 135 p.
Life cycle assessment for the production of Southeast engineered I-joist. Revised for 2019 PCR. Corvallis, OR: CORRIM, Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials. 2020. 158 p.
Comparison of overall resource consumption of biosolids management system processes using exergetic life cycle analysis. Environmental Science and Technology. 2015. 49 (16): 9996–10006.