ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN CONSERVED FACTORY REINADO, “LOS ATREVIDOS” COMPANY

Authors

  • Maira María Pérez Villar Centro de Estudios de Química Aplicada (CEQA). Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3907-7449
  • José Antonio Fabelo Falcón Departamento de Ingeniería Química. Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2144-6701
  • Francisco Pedrozo Anoceto Empresa “Los Atrevidos”, San Pablo No 4 Oeste, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3086-2114
  • Belkis F Guerra Valdés Centro de Estudios de Química Aplicada (CEQA). Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9929-7064
  • Elena R. Rosa Domínguez Departamento de Ingeniería Química. Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Carretera a Camajuaní km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5371-0976

Keywords:

life cycle analysis (LCA), environmental impact, food industry

Abstract

Introduction:
The conserved factory “Reinado” is an industry that contribute to environment degradation because it is a high water consumer and generates a great amount of effluents and gaseous emissions.
Objective:
To carry out the Environmental Impact Assessment in “Reinado” factory through the Life Cycle Analysis methodology.
Materials and Methods:
The Environmental Diagnosis was carried out using the Methodology for the Environmental Diagnosis Execution to obtain the National Environmental Recognition. The SimaPro software was used for the Life Cycle Analysis, with a focusing cradle-togate. The ReCiPe methodology was used for the impact assessment, in the midpoint and endpoint versions.
Results and Discussion:
Production process has the greatest influence on environmental impacts, including the pollutants emission into the atmosphere (CO2, SO2, NOx and particulate matter) and excessive water consumption. With proposed actions, the company reduces human health damage in 81.6 % and in 67.8 %; to the ecosystem. It reduces impacts in 54 % by global warming and in 88 % by particulate matter formation and land acidification.
Conclusions:
The production process is the main polluting factor and with the application of the proposed actions, impact reductions of over 50 % can be achieved.

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Published

2021-10-01

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Pérez Villar, M. M., Fabelo Falcón, J. A., Pedrozo Anoceto, F., Guerra Valdés, B. F., & Rosa Domínguez, E. R. (2021). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN CONSERVED FACTORY REINADO, “LOS ATREVIDOS” COMPANY. Centro Azúcar Journal, 48(4), 85–94. Retrieved from http://centroazucar.uclv.edu.cu/index.php/centro_azucar/article/view/681

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