Specification of Environmental Consequences of the Life Cycle of Selected Post-Production Waste of Wind Power Plants Blades
Artykuł w czasopiśmie
MNiSW
140
Lista 2021
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| Autorzy: | Piotrowska Katarzyna, Piasecka Izabela |
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| Rok wydania: | 2021 |
| Wersja dokumentu: | Elektroniczna |
| Język: | angielski |
| Numer czasopisma: | 17 |
| Wolumen/Tom: | 14 |
| Numer artykułu: | 4975 |
| Strony: | 1 - 33 |
| Impact Factor: | 3,748 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
| Scopus® Cytowania: | 5 |
| Bazy: | Web of Science | Scopus |
| Efekt badań statutowych | NIE |
| Finansowanie: | The project/research was financed in the framework of the project Lublin University of Technology-Regional Excellence Initiative, funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (contract no. 030/RID/2018/19). |
| Materiał konferencyjny: | NIE |
| Publikacja OA: | TAK |
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| Sposób udostępnienia: | Otwarte czasopismo |
| Wersja tekstu: | Ostateczna wersja opublikowana |
| Czas opublikowania: | W momencie opublikowania |
| Data opublikowania w OA: | 31 sierpnia 2021 |
| Abstrakty: | angielski |
| Wind power plants during generation of electricity emit almost no detrimental substances into the milieu. Nonetheless, the procedure of extraction of raw materials, production of elements and post-use management carry many negative environmental consequences. Wind power plant blades are mainly made of polymer materials, which cause a number of problems during post-use management. Controlling the system and the environment means such a transformation of their inputs in time that will ensure the achievement of the goal of this system or the state of the environment. Transformations of control of system and environment inputs, for example, blades production, are describing various models which in the research methodology, like LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), LCM (Life Cycle Management), LCI (Life Cycle Inventory), etc. require meticulous grouping and weighing of life cycle variables of polymer materials. The research hypothesis was assuming, in this paper, that the individual post-production waste of wind power plant blades is characterized by a different potential impact on the environment. For this reason, the aim of this publication is to conduct an ecological and energy life cycle analysis, evaluation, steering towards minimization and development (positive progress) of selected polymer waste produced during the manufacture of wind power plant blades. The analyzes were based on the LCA method. The subject of the research was eight types of waste (fiberglass mat, roving fabric, resin discs, distribution hoses, spiral hoses with resin, vacuum bag film, infusion materials residues and surplus mater), which are most often produced during the production of blades. Eco-indicator 99 and CED (Cumulative Energy Demand) were used as the computation procedures. The influence of the analyzed objects on human health, ecosystem quality and resources was appraised. Amidst the considered wastes, the highest level of depreciating impact on the milieu was found in the life cycle of resin discs (made of epoxy resin). The application of recycling processes would decrease the depreciating environmental influence in the context of the total life cycle of all analyzed waste. Based on the outcome of the analyzes, recommendations were proposed for the environmentally friendly post-use management of wind power plant blades, that can be used to develop new blade manufacturing techniques that better fit in with sustainable development and the closed-cycle economy |
