Rickert, J.J.RickertDrachenfels, N. vonN. vonDrachenfelsCerdas, F.F.CerdasHerrmann, C.C.Herrmann2022-03-052022-03-052019https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/25755610.1016/j.cirp.2019.04.029Applying life cycle assessment (LCA) early in the development of technologies is essential to anticipate potential unforeseen environmental consequences. Modelling the lifecycle of a complex product is nevertheless challenging, as the data required is usually scarce. The approach presented in this paper integrates product entropy into end-of-life modelling for LCA. This enables anticipating the fate of a product after its end-of-use leading to a more realistic allocation of environmental impacts. The approach is demonstrated for the case study of recycling traction batteries with emerging traction battery cell chemistries.enlifecycleenvironmentrecycling667621journal article