Author, as appears in the article.: Galante EBF; Haddad A; Boer D; Bonifácio D
Department: Enginyeria Mecànica
URV's Author/s: Boer, Dieter-Thomas
Keywords: Waste heat Production process Manufacture Manufactory process Lifecycle inventory Life cycle inventory Life cycle inventories Life cycle interpretation Life cycle impact assessment Life cycle assessment (lca) Life cycle assessment Life cycle Lead compounds Lead azide Industrial research Hazard characteristics Explosives Compressed air
Abstract: Like any other manufactured chemical compounds, explosives are produced using chemical reactants and other utilities (steam, heat, compressed air, feed water and electricity) and generate a set of environmental impacts (waste water, solid and water residue and waste heat, for example). On top of that, one can count the intrinsic hazard characteristic of explosives and the possibility of accidents involving these compounds. Within this framework, explosives present themselves as chemical compounds suitable for both LCI (Life Cycle Inventory) and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment). This LCI study takes into account all the raw materials, utilities and wastes taking place during the production process. In this particular article, lead azide has its processed mapped and inventoried under the scope of ISO 14040. ISO 14040:2006 describes the principles and framework for life cycle assessment (LCA), including: definition of the goal and scope of the LCA, the life cycle inventory (LCI) analysis phase, the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase, the life cycle interpretation phase, reporting and critical review of the LCA, limitations of the LCA, the relationship between the LCA phases and conditions for use of value choices and optional elements. The Lead azide was chosen due its singular explosive characteristics (very sensitive, which makes lead azide the explosive of choice as a primer in several applications. The results and conclusions of this study are drawn from the review of the process, its analysis, as well as from the application of life cycle inventory methods upon the manufactory of lead azide, a highly sensitive primer explosive, providing solid ground for the further studies, such as a full LCA assessment. Furthermore, for explosives, most LCA research works aims towards disposal, not addressing manufacturing, which is the main strength of this work.
Thematic Areas: Química Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar Geociências Engineering, aerospace Engineering (all) Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Ciências ambientais Ciência da computação Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Aerospace engineering Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: dieter.boer@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-5532-6409
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://jatm.com.br/jatm/article/view/289
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Journal Of Aerospace Technology And Management. 6 (1): 53-60
APA: Galante EBF; Haddad A; Boer D; Bonifácio D (2014). Life cicle inventory for lead azide manufacture. Journal Of Aerospace Technology And Management, 6(1), 53-60. DOI: 10.5028/jatm.v6i1.289
Article's DOI: 10.5028/jatm.v6i1.289
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2014
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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