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Life cycle assessment of the selective catalytic reduction process for power plants

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The overall reduction of the environmental impact by the use of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitrogen oxide emissions in power plants was determined by strict application of ISO 14040 and ISO/DIS 14041. Special emphasis was placed on the implementation of the total product life cycle (PLC) of ammonium molybdate as a key input material. The environmental impact was generated by application of the life cycle assessment (LCA) concept of “ecoscarcity” and integrated in the life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) of SCR systems. The LCI was used to generate the life cycle impact assessment (LC1A) by use of different quantitative valuation methods. Under consideration of the overall LCIA results and the environmental protection costs of the SCR variants, the Ecological Effectiveness of the SCR alternatives was determined. The results enable plausible conclusions with regard to the ecological advantages of the use of deNOx catalysts in the SCR used in hard-coal fired power plants.

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  1. International Graduate School Zittau, Chair of Environmental High Technology, Markt 23, D-02763, Zittau, Germany

    Luis Bárzaga-Castellanos, Gernot Kayser & Bernd Markert

  2. Redwitz Ceramics and Porcelain Business Unit, Catalyst Division, Siemens AG, Power Generation (KWU), Bahnhofstr. 43, D-96257, Redwitz, Germany

    Ronald Neufert

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Bárzaga-Castellanos, L., Neufert, R., Kayser, G. et al. Life cycle assessment of the selective catalytic reduction process for power plants. Int. J. LCA 4, 329–339 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978523

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