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  • Environmental Science
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) relies on comprehensive Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data.
  • Missing unit process data presents a significant challenge for accurate LCI development.
  • Previous methods for estimating missing data were limited to scenarios with less than 5% data loss.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a flexible machine learning model for estimating missing unit process data in LCA.
  • To complement existing similarity-based data estimation methods.
  • To improve the completeness and accuracy of LCI databases.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a decision tree-based supervised learning approach.
  • Employed the ecoinvent 3.1 unit process dataset for model training.
  • Characterized relationships between known data (predictors) and missing data (response).

Main Results:

  • The model achieved high accuracy in classifying zero and nonzero flows, with a misclassification rate of 0.79% for 10% missing data.
  • Accurate estimation of nonzero flows was achieved, with an R-squared value exceeding 0.7 when up to 20% of data was missing.
  • Demonstrated the model's capability to handle higher percentages of missing data compared to previous methods.

Conclusions:

  • The developed machine learning model effectively estimates missing unit process data for LCA.
  • This approach provides valuable data to supplement primary LCI data collection.
  • Highlights the potential of machine learning applications in advancing LCA methodologies.