Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Sewage Sludge Pyrolysis and Their Dynamic Evolution.

ABSTRACT: Thermal methods, especially pyrolysis with biochar production, are emerging as potential solutions for sewage sludge treatment. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is commonly used to evaluate environmental impacts, and the promising performance of pyrolysis has been demonstrated in previous LCA studies. This study goes into further detail in impact analysis by applying prospective and dynamic LCA while incorporating multiple approaches to consider biogenic carbon emissions. The results show that the system provides climate benefits over a 100 year period, with findings remaining robust despite variability in facility parameters and uncertainties in model assumptions. The prospective LCA results indicate that the climate balance of the system is expected to improve over the years. The dynamic anal

SUBMITTER: Matustik J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12635942 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature