Life cycle assessment of MSF, MED and RO desalination technologies

被引:226
作者
Raluy, Gemma [1 ]
Serra, Luis [1 ]
Uche, Javier [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Zaragoza, Dept Mech Engn, CIRCE, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
关键词
life cycle assessment; desalination; reverse osmosis; multistage flash; multieffect evaporation;
D O I
10.1016/j.energy.2006.02.005
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
In this work, a comparison of the commonly deployed commercial desalination technologies worldwide-multistage flash (MSF), multieffect evaporation and reverse osmosis (RO)-is assessed by applying life cycle analysis (LCA). LCA, a powerful, and internationally accepted tool used to examine environmental cradle-to-grave consequences of making and using products and services, identifies and quantifies energy and material usage and waste discharges. The International Standard Organization (ISO) 14000 impact factors, which are internationally accepted standard indicators for environmental impact assessment, have been evaluated, and different evaluation methods (Centre for Environmental Studies (CML) 2 baseline 2000, Eco-Points 97 and Eco-Indicator 99) have been applied to different scenarios. The assessment includes the entire life cycle of each desalination process, encompassing extraction and processing raw materials, manufacturing, transportation and distribution, plant operation and final reject disposal. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:2361 / 2372
页数:12
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