journal article·2021-12-21Open access

Analysis of Carbon Emission Energy Inventory from Refrigerant Production and Recycling Carbon Compensation

Haiying Wang, Yue Wang, Hong Mi, Jianbin Zang, Shuangshuang Wang

Applied Sciences· Volume 12· Issue 1

Abstract

At present, the massive emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides and other greenhouse gases caused by human activities have caused more and more serious negative effects on global climate change. In order to cope with global warming and achieve sustainable development, achieve “carbon neutrality” as soon as possible. In the refrigeration industry, it is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to refrigerants, including the production, use, and recycling of refrigerants. This paper has carried out the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions during the refrigerant preparation process, and compared and analyzed the emission reductions of refrigerant recycling and reuse; the research based on the energy consumption of the refrigerant production process uses the greenhouse gas emission inventory analysis method to Taking refrigerant R134a as an example, the carbon emission accounting boundary of the production process is set, the emission source is determined, the emission is calculated based on the emission factor method, and the emission inventory is established; the carbon offset effect of the recycling and reuse of the refrigerant is analyzed. The research results show that if the entire refrigerant industry fully recycles waste refrigerants, it can reduce carbon emissions by about 29.7% compared to just producing new refrigerants.
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OpenAlex topics: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering · Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies · Ergonomics and Human Factors

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Affiliations

Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China

Zhejiang Quzhou Lianzhou Refrigerants Co., Ltd., Quzhou 324000, China

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