Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas from Separated slurry

Table 4.1. Scenario F vs A: Contribution of the different processes to each environmental impact categories selected. Results, for each impact category, are expressed in % of the total positive contributions from the reference scenario (considering the 10 years values, when this applies). Soil JB3 (sandy).[1]

Impact Categories GW (10 y) GW (100 y) Acidi-
fication
Eutrophi-
cation (N)
(10 y)
Eutrophi-
cation (N)
(100 y)
Eutrophi-
cation
(P)
Ozone
formation
Respiratory
inorganics
Non-renewable
energy
Phosphorus
resources
SCENARIO A – pig
A.2 In-house storage 31.7 31.7 60.0 16.3 16.3 0.0 56.2 56.2 0.0 0.0
A.3 Outdoor storage - elect 1.4 1.4 0.3 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.5 0.4 37.0 0.0[a]
A.3 Outdoor storage 21.4 21.4 8.0 2.4 2.4 0.0 38.7 10.4 0.0 0.0
A.4 Transport to field 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.8 2.5 36.8 0.0[a]
A.5 Field processes 44.3 51.2 31.1 81.1 89.1 98.8 2.8 30.5 26.2 0.0[a]
A.6 N fertiliser -10.6 -14.3 -7.9 -61.1 -67.7 -1.8 -5.8 -12.1 -170.1 0.0[a]
A.6 P fertiliser -1.5 -1.5 -2.8 -0.1 -0.1 -121.8 -1.3 -4.5 -51.2 -99.9
A.6 K fertiliser -0.6 -0.6 -0.2 0.0[a] 0.0[a] -0.5 -0.6 -0.7 -22.2 -0.1
Sum of positive contributions 100 107 100 100 108 100 100 100 100 0.0[a]
Sum of negative contributions -13 -16 -11 -61 -68 -124 -8 -17 -244 -100
SCENARIO F
F.2 + F.11 In-house storage 31.7 31.7 60.0 16.3 16.3 0.0 56.2 56.2 0.0 0.0
F.3 + F.12 Pre-tank storage 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.2 0.1 12.6 0.0[a]
F.4 Separation – elect & equipment 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.1 0.2 0.2 14.0 0.0[a]
F.4 Polymer for separation 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.1 0.2 0.1 10.4 0.0[a]
F.5 Outdoor storage liquid fraction 4.6 4.6 4.0 1.2 1.2 0.0[a] 6.6 5.2 7.0 0.0[a]
Transport (F.6, F.9, F.13, F.20, F.22, F.24, F.26) 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.0 51.0 0.0[a]
F.7 Field processes (liquid fraction) 7.2 9.8 8.5 38.3 42.3 8.7 1.6 9.0 17.1 0.0[a]
F.8 Storage fibre fraction on-farm 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.1 0.0[a]
F.10 Storage fibre fraction biogas pl. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
F.14 Storage raw slurry biogas plant 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
F.15 Biogas production 1.9 1.9 0.2 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 2.2 0.3 23.5 0.0[a]
F.16 Co-generation heat and power 18.4 18.4 5.8 1.9 1.9 0.1 24.2 14.1 3.6 0.0[a]
F.17 Avoided electricity production -18.1 -18.1 -3.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -6.8 -4.9 -471.9 0.0[a]
F.18 Avoided heat production -6.1 -6.1 -4.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.8 -3.6 -6.2 -114.1 0.0[a]
F.19 Separation degassed mixture 0.2 0.2 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.1 0.1 5.3 0.0[a]
F.21 Storage degassed fibre fraction 0.6 0.6 4.3 1.2 1.2 0.0[a] 0.4 4.0 0.3 0.0[a]
F.23 Field processes (degassed fibre fraction) 10.8 13.1 2.4 4.8 8.9 59.6 0.3 2.4 2.7 0.0[a]
F.25 Outdoor storage (degassed liquid fraction) 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.0[a] 4.4 3.4 2.6 0.0[a]
F.27 Field processes (degassed liquid fraction) 7.9 10.3 13.5 32.2 35.4 30.6 2.3 13.5 6.4 0.0[a]
F.28 N fertiliser – production & application on JB3 -10.6 -14.3 -7.9 -61.1 -67.7 -1.8 -5.8 -12.1 -170.1 0.0[a]
F.28 P fertiliser – production & application on JB3 -1.8 -1.8 -3.4 -0.1 -0.1 -150.3 -1.7 -5.6 -63.2 -123.3
F.28 K fertiliser – production & application on JB3 -0.7 -0.7 -0.2 0.0[a] 0.0[a] -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -23.2 -0.1
F.28 Yield changes -0.9 -1.3 -0.7 -3.6 -4.9 -2.4 -0.5 -0.9 -8.4 -1.3
Sum of positive contributions 89 96 103 97 108 100 101 112 157 0.0[a]
Sum of negative contributions -38 -42 -20 -65 -73 -156 -19 -30 -851 -125

[1] The number of digits is not an expression of the uncertainty. All numbers are all rounded and accordingly, if the reader calculates the sum or the difference, it might vary slightly from the numbers shown in the table.

[a] This number is not a zero value.

 



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