Generation, Calculation and Interpretation of Social Impacts with the Social Analysis of SEEbalance®

Saling, Peter; Perez, Ana Alba; Kölsch, Peter; Grünenwald, Thomas

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-01508-4_8

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“…Nevertheless, the conducted social risk assessment for AC production contained global and, therefore, inaccurate data. Hence, only potential hotspots in the production process on the country-level could be identified (Saling et al 2020). However, our findings may serve as a starting point for further investigations on the exact sources of social risk at a sector and company level.…”

Section: Social Risk Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…For estimating the social risks associated with AC production, available average values on the country level were used, as data from producers did not exist or were not representative (Saling et al 2020). Our results indicate that risks could be reduced when all processes take place in countries with a low risk level or when materials from countries with a lower associated social risk were used.…”

Section: Social Risk Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…The social risks involved in the production chain were identified based on country-specific risk assessments adapted from (Saling et al 2020) considering all main foreground processes. The processes were classified into the 11 social impact categories selected from Goedkoop et al (2018) (table S4.1) according to the intensity of social risk in the country of production.…”

Section: Social Risk Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The processes were classified into the 11 social impact categories selected from Goedkoop et al (2018) (table S4.1) according to the intensity of social risk in the country of production. These categories were weighted according to the severity of the social issues as estimated by INEF (Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden) (table S4.1) (Saling et al 2020). Depending on the data availability, social risk scores for a specific country or mean values for the ten largest producer countries were weighted by production volume in the LCA.…”

Section: Social Risk Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainability assessment of activated carbon from residual biomass used for micropollutant removal at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant

Joseph

Kaetzl

Hensgen

et al. 2020

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Activated carbon (AC), used for removal of organic micropollutants in European wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), is usually produced from non-renewable resources that need to be transported over long distances. Utilising local residual biomass as a raw material may be advantageous in terms of sustainability. This study investigated the environmental and energy balances of using biowaste and biomass from landscape management for micropollutant removal at a commercial scale WWTP. Both residual biomasses were processed using the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass (IFBB) technique to obtain a press cake that was used as feedstock for AC production. The results showed a lower global warming potential (GWP) and cumulative energy demand in comparison to a fossil-based conventional AC Differences in GWP between residual and fossil ACs were enhanced when the end-of-life incineration step was considered, and residual AC had a lower social risk associated with its production. Energy efficiency of AC production was substantially increased by utilising waste heat generated in the pyrolysis process of biochar production and by using electricity generated in a combined heat and power plant using biogas from the methanation of IFBB press fluids. Converting residual biomass into activated carbon using IFBB and a state-of-the-art pyrolysis and activation unit along with energy recovery would improve WWTP sustainability and self-sufficiency in terms of the raw materials required.

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Section: Social Risk Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Social Risk Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Social Risk Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Social Risk Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainability assessment of activated carbon from residual biomass used for micropollutant removal at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant

Joseph

Kaetzl

Hensgen

et al. 2020

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…The social risks involved in the production chain were identified based on the country specific risk assessments adapted from (Saling et al, 2020) considering all main foreground processes. The processes were classified into risk levels according to the intensity of social risk in the country of production, using 11 social impact categories from Verisk Maplecroft™ (Table S4.1).…”

Section: Social Risk Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability Assessment of Activated Carbon from Residual Biomass used for Micropollutant Removal at a Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plant

Joseph¹,

Kaetzl²,

Hensgen³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Activated carbon (AC) used for removal of organic micropollutants in European wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is usually produced from non-renewable resources that need to be transported over long distances. Utilising local residual biomass as a raw material may be advantageous in terms of sustainability. This study investigated the environmental and energy balances of using biowaste and biomass from landscape management for micropollutant removal at a commercial scale WWTP. Both residual biomasses were processed using the integrated generation of solid fuel and biogas from biomass (IFBB) technique to obtain a press cake that was used as feedstock for AC production. The results showed a lower global warming potential (GWP) and cumulative energy demand in comparison to a fossil-based conventional AC. Differences in GWP between residual and fossil ACs were enhanced when the end-of-life incineration step was considered, and residual AC had a lower social risk associated with its production. Energy efficiency of AC production was substantially increased by utilising waste heat generated in the pyrolysis process of biochar and by using electricity generated in a combined heat and power plant using biogas from the methanation of IFBB press fluids. Converting residual biomass into activated carbon using IFBB and a state-of-the-art pyrolysis and activation unit along with energy recovery would aid WWTPs to become self-sufficient in terms of raw materials and improve the sustainability of WWTPs.

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Saling¹,

Kurtz²

2023

Nachhaltigkeit Und Innovation in Internen Und Externen Unternehmensbeziehungen

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Generation, Calculation and Interpretation of Social Impacts with the Social Analysis of SEEbalance®

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Sustainability assessment of activated carbon from residual biomass used for micropollutant removal at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant

Sustainability assessment of activated carbon from residual biomass used for micropollutant removal at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant

Sustainability Assessment of Activated Carbon from Residual Biomass used for Micropollutant Removal at a Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plant

Development of Sustainability Reporting & Controlling, demonstrated at the example of BASF‘s Greenhouse Gas Reporting & Controlling Initiatives

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