Life cycle assessment of carbon dioxide sequestration processes

Authors

  • Христина Олегівна Дерейко Institute of Ecology, Nature Protection and Tourism 12, St. Bandera str., Lviv, Ukraine, 79013, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2012.5541

Keywords:

Life cycle assessment, carbon dioxide, mineral sequestration, seawater sequestration

Abstract

The availability of CO2 fixation technologies would serve as a mean to mitigate global climate change. To avoid further global warming, CO2 can be captured from these coal fired power plants and subsequently stored. Over the past decade CO2 mineralization (or mineral carbonation) research has evolved resulting in different mineralization routes being proposed. Several scientists proposed a method related to application of sea water alkaline solution as a possible way to store huge amount of CO2. Within this study, using the methodology of life cycle assessment according to the standard ISO 14040, a comparative analysis has been carried out with reference to environmental impacts of carbon dioxide sequestration processes issued from thermal power plants emissions by the methods of mineral sequestration and seawater sequestration. The environmental impact analysis of these sequestration processes has been realized using the SimaPro 7.3.2 software. The priority ways for optimization of these processes in terms of environmental safety have been determined. There has been identified that energy inputs are the most significant causes of climate change for both processes. Therefore, optimization of energy efficiency is a crucial problem in the enhancement of CO2 of capture and fixation potential

 

Author Biography

Христина Олегівна Дерейко, Institute of Ecology, Nature Protection and Tourism 12, St. Bandera str., Lviv, Ukraine, 79013

PhD, Associate professor

Department of Applied Ecology and Sustainable Nature Management

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Published

2012-12-12

How to Cite

Дерейко, Х. О. (2012). Life cycle assessment of carbon dioxide sequestration processes. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 6(6(60), 18–24. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2012.5541

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 6(60) (2012): Technology organic and inorganic substances

Section

Technology organic and inorganic substances

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