Papers

Lai, F., Muller, S., Philippe, A., Istrate, R., Xicotencatl, B. M., Aski, A. M., Fons, A. M., Segura-Salazar, J., Saldivar, J. S., Cimprich, A., Northey, S., Lima, L. da S., Boone, L., Yokoi, R., Islam, K., Paschalidou, I., Cerdas, F., Balboa-Espinoza, V., Koyamparambath, A., … Beylot, A. (2026). Life cycle inventories of global metal and mineral supply chains: a comprehensive data review, analysis and processing. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 226, 108709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108709

Essouid, W., Salem, H., Trébucq, S., Loubet, P., & Sonnemann, G. (2026). Improving Scope 3 Procurement Emissions Accounting: Key Challenges and a Strategic Approach Using MICMAC and the Sustainability Balanced Scorecard. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, csr.70380. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.70380

Serghini, S., Mignard, E., Muller, S., & Sonnemann, G. (2026). Beyond green hydrogen production: Ground transport within Europe, the hidden environmental impacts. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 206, 153243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.153243

Rondeluk, H., Driouech, I., Cabannes-Boué, B., Loubet, P., Chambon, S., Gapin, A., Cramail, H., Grelier, S., Brochon, C., Vignau, L., & Cloutet, E. (2025). Electropolymerized Furan-Based π-Conjugated Polymers for Organic Electronics. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, acssuschemeng.5c10589. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c10589

Sacchi, R., Menacho, A. H., Seitfudem, G., Agez, M., Schlesinger-Martinat, J., Koyamparambath, A., Saldivar, J. S., Loubet, P., & Bauer, C. (2025). Contextual LCIA without the overhead: an exchange-based framework for flexible impact assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-025-02551-7

Gaalich, I., Driouech, I., Hayagan, N., Aymonier, C., Sonnemann, G., Olchowka, J., Philippot, G., & Loubet, P. (2025). Life Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Process Assisted by Pressurized CO₂ for Direct Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Positive Electrode Production Scraps. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, acssuschemeng.4c09427. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c09427

Kamali, A. K., Badour, Y., Laratte, B., Gaudon, M., Danto, S., & Sonnemann, G. (2025). Forecasting sustainability implications of material innovations: Lessons from an illustrative case study on photochromic textiles. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 29(6), 2338–2352. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.70118

Koyamparambath, A., Sonnemann, G., & Young, S. B. (2025). Quantifying conflict risks in raw material supply using the INFORM risk index. Resources Policy, 105, 105605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2025.105605

Kamali, A. K., Isayev, J., Laratte, B., & Sonnemann, G. (2025). Harmonizing life cycle assessment studies of emerging technologies: The case of virgin and recycled carbon fibers. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 220, 108323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108323

Gaalich, I., Lee, D., Aymonier, C., Sonnemann, G., Olchowka, J., Philippot, G., & Loubet, P. (2025). Environmental impacts of supercritical fluids processes: A critical review of life cycle assessment studies. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 116, 108106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108106

Leroy-Parmentier, N., Loubet, P., Saint-Jean, M., Patouillard, N., & Sonnemann, G. (2024). Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for the Bioeconomy: The Case of the Production of Tramadol from 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran. ACS Sustainable Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00144

Godinaud, J., Loubet, P., Gombert-Courvoisier, S., Pryet, A., Dupuy, A., & Larroque, F. (2024). Life Cycle Assessment of an Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage System: Influence of design parameters and comparison with conventional systems. Geothermics, 120(March), 102996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.102996

Hayagan, N., Gaalich, I., Loubet, P., Croguennec, L., Aymonier, C., Philippot, G., & Olchowka, J. (2024). Challenges and Perspectives for Direct Recycling of Electrode Scraps and End‐of‐Life Lithium‐ion Batteries. Batteries & Supercaps. https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202400120

Mas-Fons, A., Horta Arduin, R., Loubet, P., Pereira, T., Parvez, A. M., & Sonnemann, G. (2024). Carbon and water footprint of battery-grade lithium from brine and spodumene: A simulation-based LCA. Journal of Cleaner Production, 452(April), 142108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142108

Ceballos-Santos, S., Entrena-Barbero, E., Laso, J., Margallo, M., González-García, S., Moreira, M. T., Almeida, C., Marques, A., Quinteiro, P., Dias, A. C., Villanueva-Rey, P., Loubet, P., Erradhouani, B., Cooney, R., Clifford, E., Baptista de Sousa, D. A., Feijoo, G., & Aldaco, R. (2024). Applying a water-energy-food nexus approach to seafood products from the European Atlantic area. Journal of Cleaner Production, 442(May 2023), 140804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140804

Kamali, A. K., Lee, D., Futsch, R., Glogic, E., Rougier, A., & Sonnemann, G. (2024). Steering Innovation toward Sustainable Electrochromic Displays: A Prospective Life Cycle Assessment Study. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c06079

Istrate, R., Mas-Fons, A., Beylot, A., Northey, S., Vaidya, K., Sonnemann, G., Kleijn, R., & Steubing, B. (2024). Decarbonizing lithium-ion battery primary raw materials supply chain. Joule, 8(11), 2992–3016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.10.003

Chitaka, T. Y., Anaïs, D., Mignard, E., Etienne, G., Sonnemann, G., & Bobet, J.-L. (2024). Utilizing life cycle assessment to support the environmentally friendly design of hydrogen generation from magnesium alloys: Offering a second life to waste. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 77, 265–271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.06.086

Koyamparambath, A., Loubet, P., Young, S. B., & Sonnemann, G. (2024). Spatially and temporally differentiated characterization factors for supply risk of abiotic resources in life cycle assessment. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 209(May), 107801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107801

Estevez-Torres, A., Gauffre, F., Gouget, G., Grazon, C., & Loubet, P. (2024). Carbon footprint and mitigation strategies of three chemistry laboratories. Green Chemistry, 12(3), 471–472. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC03668E

Kamali, A. K., Keppetipola, N. M., Yoshihara, Y., Jena, A. K., Uchida, S., Segawa, H., Sonnemann, G., Toupance, T., & Cojocaru, L. (2024). Validating the “greenness” of chemicals via life cycle assessment: the case of anisole as an anti-solvent in perovskite solar cells. RSC Sustainability, 2(10), 3036–3046. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SU00361F

Collin, A., Capitaine, A., Vincent, A. F., Dejous, C., Ghiotto, A., Desainte-catherine, M., Loubet, P., & Jégo, C. (2024). Enseignements sur les enjeux environnementaux et les impacts du numérique dans une école d’ingénieurs. JEESES, 1, 5–10. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.53480/jeeses.cea2

Kamali, A. K., Glogic, E., Keppetipola, N. M., Sonnemann, G., Toupance, T., & Cojocaru, L. (2023). Prospective Life Cycle Assessment of Two Supercapacitor Architectures. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c04007

Bechis, G., Raccary, B., Sarrazin, E., Corbi, E., Peres, C., David, N., Bicchi, C., & Cagliero, C. (2023). Assessing the environmental and overall performance of gas chromatographic analyses. Development of a comprehensive evaluation framework and application to routine chiral analyses of fragrances as a case study. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 35, 101217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2023.101217

Lale, A., Buckley, C., Kermène, V., Desfarges-Berthelemot, A., Dumas-Bouchiat, F., Mignard, E., & Rossignol, F. (2023). Holographic photopolymerization combined to microfluidics for the fabrication of lab-in-lab microdevices and complex 3D micro-objects. Heliyon, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20054

Leroy-Parmentier, N., Valdivia, S., Loubet, P., & Sonnemann, G. (2023). Alignment of the life cycle initiative’s “principles for the application of life cycle sustainability assessment” with the LCSA practice: A case study review. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 28(6), 704–740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-023-02162-0

Fuentes, O. P., Cruz, J. C., Mignard, E., Sonnemann, G., & Osma, J. F. (2023). Life Cycle Assessment of Magnetite Production Using Microfluidic Devices: Moving from the Laboratory to Industrial Scale. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06875

Loubet, P., Vincent, A., Collin, A., Dejous, C., Ghiotto, A., & Jego, C. (2023). Life cycle assessment of ICT in higher education: a comparison between desktop and single-board computers. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 28(3), 255–273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02131-z

Babí Almenar, J., Petucco, C., Sonnemann, G., Geneletti, D., Elliot, T., & Rugani, B. (2023). Modelling the net environmental and economic impacts of urban nature-based solutions by combining ecosystem services, system dynamics and life cycle thinking: An application to urban forests. Ecosystem Services, 60(May 2021), 101506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101506

Galafton, C., Maga, D., Sonnemann, G., & Thonemann, N. (2023). Life cycle assessment of different strawberry production methods in Germany with a particular focus on plastic emissions. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 28(6), 611–625. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-023-02167-9

Lee, D., Kim, J., Sonnemann, G., & Park, H.-S. (2023). Identifying the socioeconomic determinants of industrial hazardous waste generation: South Korea as a case study. Science of The Total Environment, 901, 166525. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166525

Siddhantakar, A., Santillán-Saldivar, J., Kippes, T., Sonnemann, G., Reller, A., & Young, S. B. (2023). Helium resource global supply and demand: Geopolitical supply risk analysis. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 193(March), 106935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106935

Maury-Micolier, T., Maury-Micolier, A., Helias, A., Sonnemann, G., & Loubet, P. (2022). A new impact assessment model to integrate space debris within the life cycle assessment-based environmental footprint of space systems. Frontiers in Space Technologies, 3(November), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/frspt.2022.998064

Charpentier Poncelet, A., Loubet, P., Helbig, C., Beylot, A., Muller, S., Villeneuve, J., Laratte, B., Thorenz, A., Tuma, A., & Sonnemann, G. (2022). Midpoint and endpoint characterization factors for mineral resource dissipation: methods and application to 6000 data sets. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 27(9–11), 1180–1198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02093-2

Glogic, E., Kamali, A. K., Keppetipola, N. M., Alonge, B., Kumara, G. R. A., Sonnemann, G., Toupance, T., & Cojocaru, L. (2022). Life Cycle Assessment of Supercapacitor Electrodes Based on Activated Carbon from Coconut Shells. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c03239

Almeida, C., Loubet, P., Laso, J., Nunes, M. L., & Marques, A. (2022). Environmental assessment of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) from a small-scale fishery in Algarve (Portugal). The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, (0123456789). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02072-7

Charpentier Poncelet, A., Helbig, C., Loubet, P., Beylot, A., Muller, S., Villeneuve, J., Laratte, B., Thorenz, A., Tuma, A., & Sonnemann, G. (2022). Losses and lifetimes of metals in the economy. Nature Sustainability, 5(8), 717–726. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00895-8

Viana, L. R., Dessureault, P.-L., Marty, C., Loubet, P., Levasseur, A., Boucher, J.-F., & Paré, M. C. (2022). Would transitioning from conventional to organic oat grains production reduce environmental impacts? A LCA case study in North-East Canada. Journal of Cleaner Production, 349(November 2021), 131344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131344

Koyamparambath, A., Adibi, N., Szablewski, C., Adibi, S. A., & Sonnemann, G. (2022). Implementing Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Predict Environmental Impacts: Case of Construction Products. Sustainability, 14(6), 3699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063699

Laso, J., Ruiz-Salmón, I., Margallo, M., Villanueva-Rey, P., Poceiro, L., Quinteiro, P., Dias, A. C., Almeida, C., Marques, A., Entrena-Barbero, E., Moreira, M. T., Feijoo, G., Loubet, P., Sonnemann, G., Cooney, R., Clifford, E., Regueiro, L., Sousa, D. A. B. de, Jacob, C., … Aldaco, R. (2022). Achieving Sustainability of the Seafood Sector in the European Atlantic Area by Addressing Eco-Social Challenges: The NEPTUNUS Project. Sustainability, 14(5), 3054. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053054

Raccary, B., Loubet, P., Peres, C., & Sonnemann, G. (2022). Evaluating the environmental impacts of analytical chemistry methods: From a critical review towards a proposal using a life cycle approach. TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 147, 116525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116525

Raccary, B., Loubet, P., Peres, C., & Sonnemann, G. (2022). Life cycle assessment of sample preparation in analytical chemistry: a case study on SBSE and SPE techniques. Advances in Sample Preparation, 1(December 2021), 100009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sampre.2022.100009

Charpentier Poncelet, A., Beylot, A., Loubet, P., Laratte, B., Muller, S., Villeneuve, J., & Sonnemann, G. (2022). Linkage of impact pathways to cultural perspectives to account for multiple aspects of mineral resource use in life cycle assessment. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 176(August 2021), 105912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105912

Loubet, P., Couturier, J., Horta Arduin, R., & Sonnemann, G. (2022). Life cycle inventory of plastics losses from seafood supply chains: Methodology and application to French fish products. Science of The Total Environment, 804, 150117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150117

Santillán-Saldivar, J., Gemechu, E., Muller, S., Villeneuve, J., Young, S. B., & Sonnemann, G. (2022). An improved resource midpoint characterization method for supply risk of resources: integrated assessment of Li-ion batteries. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, (0123456789). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-022-02027-y

Schrijvers, D. L., Loubet, P., & Sonnemann, G. W. (2022). The influence of market factors on the potential environmental benefits of the recycling of rare earth elements. Clean Technologies and Recycling, 2(1), 64–79. https://doi.org/10.3934/ctr.2022004

Schrijvers, D. L., Loubet, P., Sonnemann, G. W., Schrijvers, D. L., Loubet, P., & Sonnemann, G. W. (2022). The influence of market factors on the potential environmental benefits of the recycling of rare earth elements. Clean Technologies and Recycling, 2(1), 64–79. https://doi.org/10.3934/ctr.2022004

Almeida, C., Loubet, P., da Costa, T. P., Quinteiro, P., Laso, J., Baptista de Sousa, D., Cooney, R., Mellett, S., Sonnemann, G., Rodríguez, C. J., Rowan, N., Clifford, E., Ruiz‐Salmón, I., Margallo, M., Aldaco, R., Nunes, M. L., Dias, A. C., & Marques, A. (2021). Packaging environmental impact on seafood supply chains: A review of life cycle assessment studies. Journal of Industrial Ecology, jiec.13189. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13189

Santillán‐Saldivar, J., Gaugler, T., Helbig, C., Rathgeber, A., Sonnemann, G., Thorenz, A., & Tuma, A. (2021). Design of an endpoint indicator for mineral resource supply risks in life cycle sustainability assessment: The case of Li‐ion batteries. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 25(4), 1051–1062. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13094

Schrijvers, D. L., Loubet, P., & Weidema, B. P. (2021). To what extent is the Circular Footprint Formula of the Product Environmental Footprint Guide consequential? Journal of Cleaner Production, 128800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128800