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Comprehensive environmental assessment of typical Chinese industrial metal production processes.

Zhaolong Wang, Han Cui, Wenyi Yan, Guangming Zhang, Pengfei Wang, Xiaoyang Liu, Zhijun Ren, Zhi Sun, Wenfang Gao

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Zhaolong WangNational Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Process Pollution Control, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Han CuiTianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.
Wenyi YanNational Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Process Pollution Control, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Guangming ZhangTianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.
Pengfei WangTianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.
Xiaoyang LiuTianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.
Zhijun RenTianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.
Zhi SunNational Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Engineering Research Centre of Process Pollution Control, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Wenfang GaoTianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollutant Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To promote energy conservation and emission reduction, a quantitative assessment of pollutants from metal production is imperative. However, conventional life cycle assessment cannot provide detail environmental impact assessment for pollutants (e.g., waste water, waste gas, and solid waste) in metal productions. In this research, by analyzing 39 kinds of pollutants, a comprehensive environmental assessment (CEA) was conducted for 31 kinds of typical industrial metal-production processes in China. For CEA, Li, In, Cr, K, and Hg have higher environmental impact. Under global warming potential (GWP), 5 metals with higher carbon emission impacts are as follows: Nb > Ta > Mo > Cr > Au. A comprehensive analysis of CEA and GWP revealed that Cr has the most severe environmental impact (CEA: 74.99; GWP: 48500 kg CO

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