Johanning, Melanie ; Widenmeyer, Marc ; Escobar Cano, Giamper ; Zeller, Vanessa ; Klemenz, Sebastian ; Chen, Guoxing ; Feldhoff, Armin ; Weidenkaff, Anke (2023)
Recycling process development with integrated life cycle assessment – a case study on oxygen transport membrane material.
In: Green Chemistry, 25 (12)
doi: 10.1039/D3GC00391D
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
The transformation towards a circular economy based on sustainable technologies requires future-oriented materials development, which considers materials recycling with a minimum environmental impact (EI). This demands a holistic approach towards materials design, including a combined assessment of functional and environmental performance. Scientific methods for environmental assessment, e.g., life cycle assessment (LCA), are well established but rarely integrated into the chemical process development at early stages. Consequently, sustainability claims often lack scientific verification. Here, we test the approach of integrating a screening LCA into the development of a chemical (recycling) process. As a relevant use case, we selected the recently developed oxygen transport membrane (OTM) material (La0.9Ca0.1)2Ni0.75Cu0.25O4±δ (LCNC). An initial LCA identified the consumption of primary metal nitrates as a major contributor to the EI of the primary synthesis. To address this issue, a Pechini-based chemical recycling process for LCNC was developed, which involves microwave-heated dissolution and subsequent re-gelation. Experimental results demonstrate the synthesis of recycled LCNC powder with primary-like properties, similar reaction behaviour, and >96% yield. Based on the LCA results, the EI of recycling is reduced by up to 76% compared to the primary synthesis in 12 of 14 impact categories. Measures for the simultaneous improvement of the process functionality and environmental performance were identified. The approach of integrating LCA in chemical process development is discussed critically based on the given use case. The results strongly encourage the integration of LCA as a standard method into the future development of sustainable chemical processes.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2023 |
| Autor(en): | Johanning, Melanie ; Widenmeyer, Marc ; Escobar Cano, Giamper ; Zeller, Vanessa ; Klemenz, Sebastian ; Chen, Guoxing ; Feldhoff, Armin ; Weidenkaff, Anke |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Recycling process development with integrated life cycle assessment – a case study on oxygen transport membrane material |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | Dezember 2023 |
| Verlag: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Green Chemistry |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 25 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 12 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/D3GC00391D |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | The transformation towards a circular economy based on sustainable technologies requires future-oriented materials development, which considers materials recycling with a minimum environmental impact (EI). This demands a holistic approach towards materials design, including a combined assessment of functional and environmental performance. Scientific methods for environmental assessment, e.g., life cycle assessment (LCA), are well established but rarely integrated into the chemical process development at early stages. Consequently, sustainability claims often lack scientific verification. Here, we test the approach of integrating a screening LCA into the development of a chemical (recycling) process. As a relevant use case, we selected the recently developed oxygen transport membrane (OTM) material (La0.9Ca0.1)2Ni0.75Cu0.25O4±δ (LCNC). An initial LCA identified the consumption of primary metal nitrates as a major contributor to the EI of the primary synthesis. To address this issue, a Pechini-based chemical recycling process for LCNC was developed, which involves microwave-heated dissolution and subsequent re-gelation. Experimental results demonstrate the synthesis of recycled LCNC powder with primary-like properties, similar reaction behaviour, and >96% yield. Based on the LCA results, the EI of recycling is reduced by up to 76% compared to the primary synthesis in 12 of 14 impact categories. Measures for the simultaneous improvement of the process functionality and environmental performance were identified. The approach of integrating LCA in chemical process development is discussed critically based on the given use case. The results strongly encourage the integration of LCA as a standard method into the future development of sustainable chemical processes. |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft > Werkstofftechnik und Ressourcenmanagement 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut IWAR - Wasser- und Abfalltechnik, Umwelt- und Raumplanung 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut IWAR - Wasser- und Abfalltechnik, Umwelt- und Raumplanung > Fachgebiet Stoffstrommanagement und Ressourcenwirtschaft |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 21 Jun 2023 05:11 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 21 Jun 2023 08:28 |
| PPN: | 508946824 |
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