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. 2022 Jun 24;13:3616. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31352-x

Fig. 5. Sustainability assessment for wastepaper sludge (WPS) and rice straw (RS) DTPH biorefinery designs.

Fig. 5

a System boundary for LCA. b Energy efficiency. Reaction condition: CTPH (280 °C, self-generated pressure), DTPH (200 °C, 20 MPa). c Global warming potential (GWP) of WPS and RS at 20 wt% biomass/water ratio and 200 °C. SF: solid fuel. SA: soil amendment. Error bars represent the range of net GWP values obtained from various substitution scenarios. d GHG reduction potential of RS-SF scenario in China. e LCA of WPS-SF and RS-SF at 20 wt% biomass/water ratio and 200 °C normalized based on net values of RS-SF case. ODP: stratospheric ozone depletion (kg CFC-11 eq.). TETP: terrestrial ecotoxicity (kg 1,4-DCB). FETP: freshwater ecotoxicity (kg 1,4-DCB). METP: marine ecotoxicity (kg 1,4-DCB). FFP: fossil resource scarcity (kg oil eq.) See Supplementary Table 11 and Supplementary Data 1 for the full LCA results.