Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Pires, Ana
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Martinho, Maria da Graça Madeira
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/21953
Resumo: The authors are grateful for the support they received from SOGILUB.
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spelling Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in PortugalOilWasteWaste oilsre-refiningexpanded clayelectric energycarbon footprintwaste hierarchy principleSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 13 - Climate ActionThe authors are grateful for the support they received from SOGILUB.Aims: The study analyzes the carbon footprint of the waste oil management system operating in Portugal to ensure the sustainable operation in the future. The analysis was carried out in 2011for the system that is composed of a treatment procedure collecting the treated oil for re-refining, followed by the production of expanded clay and recycling for electricity production. Methodology: Carbon footprint analysis was conducted by using the Umberto software 5.5 based on the concepts of life cycle assessment with respect to international standards (ISO). Within this context, the substances considered for such carbon footprint analysis are directly relevant to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007). Results: The results showed that managing waste oils may contribute to the reduction of carbon footprint due to the avoided emissions of greenhouse gas through the reuse of treated waste oils. The carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from collection and treatment of waste oils would not outweigh such benefit earned from the substitution of virgin lubricant oil even though the use of treated waste oils for producing expanded clay may end up some more carbon dioxide emissions. Conclusion: The carbon footprint analysis in this study has shown the potential for improvements in the waste oil management system in Portugal. The most significant improvement that could be made is the increase of using treated waste oils for the expanded clay production. However, such a strategy would not be consistent with the waste hierarchy principle which dominates the current decision making in managing waste nationally.DCEA - Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do AmbienteUNINOVA-Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas TecnologiasRUNPires, AnaMartinho, Maria da Graça Madeira2017-07-14T22:00:33Z20122012-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/21953engPURE: 148927info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T04:09:07Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/21953Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:27:03.711829Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal
title Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal
spellingShingle Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal
Pires, Ana
Oil
Waste
Waste oils
re-refining
expanded clay
electric energy
carbon footprint
waste hierarchy principle
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 - Climate Action
title_short Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal
title_full Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal
title_fullStr Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal
title_sort Carbon Footprint Analysis for the Waste Oil Management System in Portugal
author Pires, Ana
author_facet Pires, Ana
Martinho, Maria da Graça Madeira
author_role author
author2 Martinho, Maria da Graça Madeira
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv DCEA - Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
UNINOVA-Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pires, Ana
Martinho, Maria da Graça Madeira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Oil
Waste
Waste oils
re-refining
expanded clay
electric energy
carbon footprint
waste hierarchy principle
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 - Climate Action
topic Oil
Waste
Waste oils
re-refining
expanded clay
electric energy
carbon footprint
waste hierarchy principle
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 - Climate Action
description The authors are grateful for the support they received from SOGILUB.
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