Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7465378 | Environmental Impact Assessment Review | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) from “cradle to gate” of one anhydrous ton of ammonia with a purity of 99% was achieved. Particularly, the energy and environmental performance of the product (ammonia) were evaluated. The eco-profile of the product and the share of each stage of the Life Cycle on the whole environmental impacts have been evaluated. The flows of material and energy for each phase of the life cycle were counted and the associated environmental problems were identified. Evaluation of the impact was achieved using GEMIS 4.7 software. The primary data collection was executed at the production installations located in Algeria (Annaba locality). The analysis was conducted according to the LCA standards ISO 14040 series. The results show that Cumulative Energy Requirement (CER) is of 51.945Â ÃÂ 103Â MJ/t of ammonia, which is higher than the global average. Global Warming Potential (GWP) is of 1.44Â t CO2 eq/t of ammonia; this value is lower than the world average. Tropospheric ozone precursor and Acidification are also studied in this article, their values are: 549.3Â ÃÂ 10â6Â t NMVOC eq and 259.3Â ÃÂ 10â6Â t SO2 eq respectively.
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Authors
Ali Makhlouf, Tayeb Serradj, Hamza Cheniti,