Evaluation of environmental effects of electricity production from disposed railway sleepers

• Autorzy: Bałazińska Maria , Zuwała Jarosław

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/aep.2019.126422

Warianty tytułu

PL

Ocena efektów środowiskowych zgazowania zużytych podkładów kolejowych dla produkcji energii elektrycznej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The study focused on environmental evaluation of the disposed wooden railway sleeper gasification system used for electrical energy production. The aforementioned base technology was referred to the system producing electricity from disposed wooden railway sleepers through combustion. The evaluation was carried out using the LCA technique. The results show that in scope of impact on human health and ecosystems, the technology based on sleeper gasification is friendlier to the environment than the alternative technology. The technology of reference produces a lower environmental burden in scope of depletion of non-renewable natural resources. In comparison of the base technology (gasification) and the alternative technology (combustion), the end environmental effect shows that in scope of the analysis the base technology, i.e. the technology involving gasification of disposed railway sleepers, is more friendly to the environment.

PL

Przedstawiona analiza obejmuje ocenę efektów środowiskowych wykorzystania zużytych podkładów kolejowych do produkcji elektryczności poprzez zastosowanie technologii zgazowania. Technologię tę odniesiono do alternatywnej technologii wytwarzania elektryczności ze zużytych podkładów kolejowych, wykorzystującej ich spalanie. Analizy dokonano z wykorzystaniem techniki LCA. Uzyskane wyniki prac wskazują, że korzystniejszym pod względem środowiskowym jest zagospodarowanie zużytych, drewnianych podkładów kolejowych w oparciu o technologię wykorzystującą proces zgazowania, a nie spalania jak powszechnie ma to dziś miejsce. Zaleca się zatem by mając na celu minimalizację obciążeń środowiskowych w cyklu życia podczas produkcji energii elektrycznej z podkładów kolejowych wybrać technologię opartą na procesie zgazowania.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

LCA; gasification; railway sleepers; electrical energy

PL

LCA; gazyfikacja; podkłady kolejowe; energia elektryczna

• Wydawca: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Environmental Protection
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 45, no. 1
• Strony: 59--67
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., for., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Bałazińska Maria

• Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Poland

autor

Zuwała Jarosław

• Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).