Papers by Author: Chen Li

Abstract: This study attempted to estimate the environmental performance of poly (propylene carbonate, PPC) in the whole life cycle. The life cycle is from raw materials, energy acquisition, manufacture, transportation, to the final disposal, sequentially. The environment impacts of these phases are assessed by the method of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to identify key aspects of environmental loads involving global warming, non-renewable resource consumption, and acidification effects and so on. Moreover, a comparative study due to manufacturing of PPC in its whole life cycle was taken to reveal which stage would make the most environmental load.

Abstract: LCA method was used to model the life cycle of cement manufacturing with multi-stage combustion and low-NOx Burner technology applied as its low-NOx system. The life cycle is from the coal and raw materials transportation, through the coal and raw meal grinding, to the clinker incineration, and finally the flue gas including NOx to the air atmosphere. The functional unit is 1 tonne clinker. Data for cement produced in MSC and LNB technology is analyzed. The data is collected from the real clinker production situation and the measurement is taken in 12 hours continuously.

Abstract: With the development of materials industry, the problem of water pollution is increasingly serious, and therefore it is important to establish an appropriate characterization model of heavy metals in water in China. This paper provides the human toxicity potential factors of several heavy metals, including Hg, Cd, Cr, Pb and As. The result showed that Chinas HTP factors are partial greater than Europe factors, caused by the different industrial situation and the ratio of total human intake to total emissions.

Abstract: LCI study is short for life cycle inventory study. In the situation of more strict regulation limit of 500 mg NOx /m³ a demonstration project to reduce NOx emissions with clinker production capacity of 2000 t/d in Beijing is supported by the 'Five-twelfth' National Science and Technology Support Program of China Science and Technology Department. A selective catalytic reduction denitration (SCR DeNOx) technology is expected to be applied in this project. LCA models the life cycle of cement manufacturing with SCR DeNOx technology applied as its SCR system. The life cycle is from the coal and raw materials transportation, through the coal and raw meal grinding, to the clinker incineration, and finally the flue gas including NOx to the SCR reactor. The functional unit is 1 ton clinker. Data for cement produced in LNB technology as bench mark is analyzed and the SCR scenarios are to show that the SCR reactor can be established because the additional environmental impact is small due to small consumptions of reducing agent and electricity. SCR technology enable the deNOx efficiency much higher with small environmental impact.

Abstract: With increasing concerns about global warming, and the cement plants emitting huge CO₂, it is necessary to know how the CO₂ emits and how much the CO₂ emits due to cement manufacture in both direct and indirect ways. A precise method to calculate CO₂ emissions including three processes was established in this paper and a case study was provided. From the case of LQDX plant, we can see the amount of CO₂ emissions at the right level. The summary of CO₂ emissions is consisted by emissions from raw materials, fuels and electricity. The direct CO₂ emissions are 0.822 ton CO₂ per ton clinker, and the total CO₂ emissions are 0.657 ton CO₂ per ton cement in this study. Therefore, the way that CO₂ emissions due to cement manufacture was pictured and then measured. An approach provides a basic framework to identify various situations in different cement plants in China and other in the rest of the world. The framework would be useful in quantitatively evaluating CO₂ emissions for government to know precisely CO₂ emissions in cement plants.