Em grandes centros urbanos, a demanda de água apresenta crescimento desproporcional em relação à disponibilidade hídrica, que tendem a diminuir devido a invariabilidade dos recursos hídricos. Faz-se necessário à adequação da demanda de água com a disponibilidade hídrica da região (MONTEIRO, 2009)
Surfactants represent a class of compounds used in large-scale household sanitizers, the Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate being the most used. However, there is concern about these compounds’ environmental aspects and impacts. This work aims to analyze the life cycle inventory of the production of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate from cradle to gate for the Brazilian context aiming to propose improvements regarding cumulative energy demand and global warming potential. The total energy demand of the base case scenario was 59 MJ-Eq and a carbon footprint of 1.71 kg CO2-eq. A scenario considering the switch in heat and electricity supply to renewable sources was proposed, and a global reduction of Global Warming Potential in 100 years of 15.73% was realized, reducing the carbon footprint of the heat supply chain by 73.07% and the electricity supply chain by 98.90%.
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