Mimoso, A.F., Carvalho, A., Mendes, A.N. and Matos, H.A. (2015) Roadmap for Environmental Impact Retrofit in Chemical Processes through the Application of Life Cycle Assessment Methods. Journal of Cleaner Production, 90, 128-141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.057

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Environmental Impact Assessment for an Absorption Heat Transformer

  AUTHORS: Jorge Avelino Domínguez Patiño, Antonio Rodríguez Martínez, Rosenberg Javier Romero, Jonathan Ibarra-Bahena, Martha Lilia Domínguez Patiño

  KEYWORDS: Environmental Impact, Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, Absorption Heat Transformer, Waste Heat Recovery

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.6 No.7, July 22, 2016

  ABSTRACT: This study presents the environmental impact assessment of an absorption heat transformer designed to recover 1 kW of thermal energy from each 2 kW of waste heat supplies. The net contribution of the heat transformer is a load avoided of 0.665 kg CO2 equivalents; the recovery process avoids 0.729 kg CO2 equivalents and the major contribution to the environment impacts is the pumping process with 0.0437 kg CO2 equivalents for each 1 kWh recovered. The study results show that absorption heat transformer is a good environmental option because it produces useful energy from waste heat and the final result is an environmental impact diminution.