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aseline process AIRFINE ® <strong>the</strong> MEROS ® process with additive hydrated lime shows <strong>the</strong>lowest environmental impact with respect to global warming (GWP), resource depletion(ADP) <strong>and</strong> eutrophication (EP). MEROS ® with sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) as additiveleads to higher environmental impacts in <strong>the</strong>se impact categories due to fact that itbears increased upstream environmental burdens compared to lime though it consumesless electrical energy per functional unit (4.83 kWh/ t sinter <strong>for</strong> additive hydrated lime –3.63 kWh/ t sinter <strong>for</strong> additive sodium bicarbonate). Looking at <strong>the</strong> impact categories ofphotochemical ozone creation <strong>and</strong> acidification MEROS ® with hydrated lime as additivereveals an increased desulfurization potential due to higher separation process efficiencycompared to AIRFINE ® . If sodium bicarbonate substitutes hydrated lime as additive <strong>the</strong>degree of SO 2 separation can fur<strong>the</strong>r be increased from 55% up to 90% removal. Thistakes additional resources of about 63% more NaHCO 3 per functional unit compared to<strong>the</strong> conventional SO 2 separation degree of 55%.Abiotic Depletion Potential (ADP)Eutrophication Potential (EP)0,050,004kg Sb-eq. / t sinter0,040,030,020,01kg Phosphate-eq. / t sinter0,0030,0020,0010,00AIRFINE®(Reference)MEROS®Ca(OH)2MEROS® NaHCO355% SO2 separationMEROS® NaHCO390% SO2 separation0,000AIRFINE®(Reference)MEROS®Ca(OH)2MEROS® NaHCO355% SO2 separationMEROS® NaHCO390% SO2 separationPhotochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)Global Warming Potential (GWP)0,0010,0kg E<strong>the</strong>n-eq. / t sinter-0,01-0,02-0,03-0,04-0,05-0,06-0,07-0,08AIRFINE®(Reference)MEROS®Ca(OH)2MEROS® NaHCO355% SO2 separationMEROS® NaHCO390% SO2 separationkg CO2-eq. / t sinter8,06,04,02,00,0AIRFINE®(Reference)MEROS®Ca(OH)2MEROS® NaHCO355% SO2 separationMEROS® NaHCO390% SO2 separationAcidification Potential (AP)0,0kg SO2-eq. / t sinter-0,2-0,4-0,6-0,8-1,0AIRFINE®(Reference)MEROS®Ca(OH)2MEROS® NaHCO355% SO2 separationMEROS® NaHCO390% SO2 separation-1,2-1,4Figure 6: Category indicator results <strong>for</strong> selected impact categories derived from life cycleimpact assessment <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> different product systems(characterized acc. to CML 2001, Dec. 2007)To derive an aggregated value across all selected environmental impact categories <strong>the</strong>impact indicator results have been normalized using <strong>the</strong> CML normalization values in<strong>the</strong> GaBi software tool (GaBi: “Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung”). As mentioned previouslyit should be kept in mind that weighting <strong>and</strong> aggregation of indicator results may covereffects of trade-offs between impact categories. Figure 7 illustrates <strong>the</strong> comparison ofnormalized indicator results <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> test case of dedusting product systems.Risø International <strong>Energy</strong> Conference 2011 Proceedings Page 193

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