ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Life Cycle Impact Assessment(LCIA) imprecise interpretation of emission inventory.

According to ISO 14044, LCIA define in section 3.4 as a "phase of life cycle assessment
aimed at understanding and evaluating the magnitude and significance of potential
environmental impact for a product system throughout the life cycle of the product".
This environmental impact assessment study focus on most highly impact on Global
Warming Potential (GWP) and energy demand. Rather than GWP and energy impact, solid
waste disposal, air missions and waste water discharge and water usage also kind of
environmental impact.

Impact/Inventory

Description

category
Global
Warning Represents
Potential (GWP)

the

heat

LCI/LCA Methodology

Units

IPCC(2007) GWP 100a

kgCO2

trapping capacity of the

greenhouse

eq

gases,

important emissions: CO2

Demand

fossil, CH4, N2O

energy Measures the total energy Cumulative energy

Demand (CED)

from point of extraction: inventory item; includes

results are categorized by both fossil & non-fossil
fuel energy profile

energy; results also shown

specifically for expended
energy separate from
feedstock energy

Summary of study's LCI/LCIA Methodologies

MJ

They are many type of production process in plastic production which contribute
environmental effect according to their personal wastage. Example of production process are;
Ethylene Glycol production, crude oil exploration and drilling, desalting, P-Kylee production
and others.
Environmental impact by Solid waste disposal
Solid waste generated by environment effect from Desalting process: the quantities of
desalted sludge generated depends on solid content of the crude, separation efficiency and
applied dislodging mode and frequency.