Life cycle assessment of cobalt extraction process

• Autorzy: Farjana Shahjadi Hisan , Huda Nazmul , Mahmud M. A. Parvez

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DOI

10.46873/2300-3960.1101

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents the results of an investigation carried out on the impacts of cobalt extraction process using a life cycle assessment by considering a cradle-to-gate system. Life cycle inventory data was collected from the EcoInvent and Australian Life cycle assessment database (AusLCI) and analysis were performed using SimaPro software employing the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) method, and Cumulative Energy Demand method (CED) for per kg of cobalt production. Several impact categories are considered in the analysis i.e. global warming, ozone depletion, eutrophication, land use, water use, fossil fuels, minerals, human toxicity, ecotoxicity, and cumulative energy demand. The analysis results indicate that among the impact categories, eutrophication and global warming impacts are noteworthy. Medium voltage electricity used in cobalt production and the blasting operation appears to be causing most of the impact and emission into the environment. The sensitivity analysis was carried out using three different case scenarios by altering the electricity generation sources of UCTE (Synchronous Grid of Continental Europe) to investigate the proportional variation of impact analysis results. Furthermore, the impacts caused by cobalt production are compared with nickel and copper production processes to reveal their relative impacts on the environment and ecosystems.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

life cycle assessment; environmental impact; cobalt extraction; mining; sustainability

PL

szacowanie cyklu życia; wpływ środowiska; wydobycie kobaltu; górnictwo; rozwój zrównoważony

• Wydawca: Elsevier ; Główny Instytut Górnictwa
• Czasopismo: Journal of Sustainable Mining
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 18, iss. 3
• Strony: 150--161
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 50 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Farjana Shahjadi Hisan

• Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering Group, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia

autor

Huda Nazmul

• Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering Group, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia

autor

Mahmud M. A. Parvez

• Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering Group, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia

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