NEW METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL ASPECTS IN THE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES PRODUCTION

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https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2025.e24012

Keywords:

Lithium-ion battery; Social impacts; Social Lifecycle Assessment

Abstract

The objective of the present work is to propose a new methodology for the analysis of social aspects in Life Cycle Analysis focused on battery production. Moreover, a systematic literature review was carried out, presenting the main existing gaps and opportunities for future research on the social aspects that involve the analysis of the battery life cycle. Scientific articles, mainly those published between the years 2020 and 2024 were analyzed, in addition to the use of gray literature review. One of the main obstacles encountered was the low number of articles published specifically on social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) of batteries, in addition to the existence of a second flaw pointed out by other authors, which is the deficiency in the methodology used in S-LCA. The text presents approach recommendations and suggests future directions. The literature review is the first to specifically evaluate the state of the art of publications on S-LCA and batteries, presenting a suggestion for S-LCA.

Keywords: Lithium-ion battery; Social impacts; Social Lifecycle Assessment.

Author Biography

  • Eva de Melo Ferreira, Vietnamese-German University, Bình Dương, Vietnam

    Ph.D., she did another MBA in Waste and Wastewater Management. In 2016, she was among five Brazilians selected by the Erasmus Mundus Association to receive the IBrasil scholarship to do a Sandwich Doctorate in Europe for 10 months. She was hired by the Erasmus Mundus Association to evaluate environmental management policies in Central Europe, specifically in Slovakia and Austria. During this time, she acquired in-depth knowledge about European Environmental Policies. With this opportunity she learned about different realities and presented Brazil at the International Conference of Young Scientists and Doctoral Students in Europe. Dr. Eva Ferreira has a Ph.D. in Sanitation, Environment and Water Resources, with M.Sc. in Agronomy, an MBA in Project Management, an MBA in Environmental Planning and Management and an MBA in Treatment and Final Disposal of Waste and Wastewater. At the age of 27, after completing her Ph.D. in 2019 at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, she has been working as a Lecturer in Brazil (Federal University of Goiás and University of São Paulo), Vietnam (Vietnamese-German University), and Researcher in Portugal (University of Aveiro), the Netherlands (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) and Czech Republic (Tomas Bata University). Her main topics are Environmental Management and Public Policy, Soil Sciences and Water Management.

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2025-06-21

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Vol. 24 (2025)

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