Life cycle assessment of solid recovered fuel (SRF) for energy sector in declining coal region: Environmental burden of SRF production
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27650%2F25%3A10257532" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27650/25:10257532 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525001217?pes=vor&utm_source=scopus&getft_integrator=scopus" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590174525001217?pes=vor&utm_source=scopus&getft_integrator=scopus</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2025.100989" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ecmx.2025.100989</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Life cycle assessment of solid recovered fuel (SRF) for energy sector in declining coal region: Environmental burden of SRF production
Original language description
This study provides a comprehensive insight into solid recovered fuel (SRF) production and its potential as a coal supplement in the post-coal region of Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic. Such studies on waste-to-energy (WtE) applications are often lacking, particularly at critical moments when decisions about regional energy strategies are being made. As a result, viable and less environmentally harmful pathways stand outside consideration. In this study, SRF production is investigated using life cycle assessment (LCA), applying the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology with data from EF 3.0, ELCD and Ecoinvent 3.8. A scenario analysis was also conducted on transport modes and distances. The initial region-oriented scheme of the LCA study included the following steps: separation of waste material, transport to a processing plant, SRF production, and transport to an energy facility. The results present the overall environmental burden associated with SRF production. The most significant impact is observed in “climate change” indicator, accounting for 78 % of the total impact. The primary contributors to the impact are plastics (77.2 %), wood (13.5 %), coal (3.1 %), and transport (2.1 %). The scenario analysis, covering transport distances of 200–400 km, clearly demonstrated that rail transport is a more environmentally friendly option compared to road transport, with minimal sensitivity to variations in distance within the evaluated range. This study uncovers unique insights into alternative SRF production and evaluates its environmental burden through available interpretations.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20700 - Environmental engineering
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TQ16000072" target="_blank" >TQ16000072: Recyclable Waste-derived Sorbents for Sustainable Process GHG Emissions Control</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Energy Conversion and Management-X
ISSN
2590-1745
e-ISSN
2590-1745
Volume of the periodical
26
Issue of the periodical within the volume
26
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
1-10
UT code for WoS article
001460547100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105001296493