城市废水处理系统的LCA
Michael Tsangas1, Iliana Papamichael1, Dimitra Banti2
1Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Open University of Cyprus, Giannou Kranidioti 89, 2231, Latsia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Chemosphere
|August 25, 2023
概括
废水处理厂的生命周期评估 (LCA) 显示,第二种情景,利用泡废物进行生物气,显著减少了环境影响和能源需求. 这促进了可持续的废水管理.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 环境工程环境工程
- 可持续技术 可持续技术
背景情况:
- 污水处理厂 (WWTP) 对环境保护至关重要,但具有运营足迹.
- 生命周期评估 (LCA) 提供了一个框架来量化和比较WWTPs的环境影响.
- 优化WWTP的设计和运行是最大限度地减少环境负担的关键.
研究的目的:
- 在三种情景下对希腊活性污泥WWTP进行LCA.
- 通过无氧消化来研究WWTP泡废物的创新使用,用于通过无氧消化生产生物气体.
- 在不同处理场景中比较环境影响和能源需求.
主要方法:
- 使用了OpenLCA软件和LCA的EcoInvent v3.3数据库.
- 专注于五个影响类别:肥胖化,酸化,全球变暖,臭氧损耗和光化学臭氧的产生.
- 评估每个场景的累计能源需求.
主要成果:
- 基线情景显示了最高的环境影响和能源需求.
- 场景II,包括微型屏幕和生物气利用,显示环境影响最小.
- 场景II显示了生物气的最高能产量,降低了整个系统的能源需求.
结论:
- 可以有效地利用WWTP泡废弃物生产生物气体,减少环境负担.
- 实施节能技术和生物气的利用对于可持续的WWTP运营至关重要.
- 场景II提出了一种更环保,更节能的废水处理方法.
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