Environmental impact assessment and research on the life cycle of desulfurization ash treatment
QIAN Dayi1,2,, ZHANG Mengran3, SU Wei3,, 1.Office of Informatization, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China 2.Department of Chemistry and Environment, Yili Normal University, Yili 835000, China 3.Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Abstract:With the popularization of semi-dry flue gas desulfurization technology, the output of by-product desulfurization ash is increasing. A large amount of stored desulfurization ash causes problems such as land occupation and environmental pollution. Oxidation and landfill are the main treatment methods of semi-dry flue gas desulfurization ash. Life cycle assessment (LCA) theory is adopted to analyze the inventory of desulfurization ash oxidation and landfill treatment to quantitatively evaluate the environmental impact and economic benefits of the two treatment methods. The results show that although the environmental cost of landfill treatment is lower than that of desulfurization ash oxidation treatment, after comprehensively considering the environmental benefits of desulfurized gypsum produced by the oxidation of desulfurization ash, the net environmental benefit of oxidation treatment is higher than that of landfill. At the same time, processing each ton of desulfurized ash can bring an enterprise income of 177.5 yuan, and the desulfurized ash oxidation process has a positive impact on the environment and economy. Key words:desulfurization ash/ life cycle assessment/ treatment method/ environmental impact/ economic benefit.
图1脱硫灰氧化工艺流程图 Figure1.Flowchart of desulfurization ash oxidation process
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1.Office of Informatization, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China 2.Department of Chemistry and Environment, Yili Normal University, Yili 835000, China 3.Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China Received Date: 2020-08-24 Accepted Date: 2020-12-17 Available Online: 2021-05-23 Keywords:desulfurization ash/ life cycle assessment/ treatment method/ environmental impact/ economic benefit Abstract:With the popularization of semi-dry flue gas desulfurization technology, the output of by-product desulfurization ash is increasing. A large amount of stored desulfurization ash causes problems such as land occupation and environmental pollution. Oxidation and landfill are the main treatment methods of semi-dry flue gas desulfurization ash. Life cycle assessment (LCA) theory is adopted to analyze the inventory of desulfurization ash oxidation and landfill treatment to quantitatively evaluate the environmental impact and economic benefits of the two treatment methods. The results show that although the environmental cost of landfill treatment is lower than that of desulfurization ash oxidation treatment, after comprehensively considering the environmental benefits of desulfurized gypsum produced by the oxidation of desulfurization ash, the net environmental benefit of oxidation treatment is higher than that of landfill. At the same time, processing each ton of desulfurized ash can bring an enterprise income of 177.5 yuan, and the desulfurized ash oxidation process has a positive impact on the environment and economy.