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A life cycle environmental impact assessment of oil shale produced and consumed in Estonia

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  • Gavrilova, Olga
  • Vilu, Raivo
  • Vallner, Leo

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With 0.5–1.0% of the world's oil shale reserves, Estonia mines more than 48% of the total world oil shale output. Electricity, thermal energy and shale oil are produced from oil shale in Estonia. Enterprises operating on oil shale have been the main polluters in Estonia for several decades. A comprehensive quantitative analysis of the pressure on the environment and efficiency of the oil shale complex was carried out using Life Cycle Inventory and Material Flow Analysis methodologies. The results of this study are relevant to the implementation and further development of oil shale resource policies.

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  • Gavrilova, Olga & Vilu, Raivo & Vallner, Leo, 2010. "A life cycle environmental impact assessment of oil shale produced and consumed in Estonia," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 55(2), pages 232-245.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:55:y:2010:i:2:p:232-245
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.09.013
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    1. Hao Zeng & Wentong He & Lihong Yang & Jianzheng Su & Xianglong Meng & Xueqi Cen & Wei Guo, 2022. "Evolution of Biomarker Maturity Parameters and Feedback to the Pyrolysis Process for In Situ Conversion of Nongan Oil Shale in Songliao Basin," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-20, May.
    2. Niu, Daming & Sun, Pingchang & Ma, Lin & Zhao, Kang'an & Ding, Cong, 2023. "Porosity evolution of Minhe oil shale under an open rapid heating system and the carbon storage potentials," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 205(C), pages 783-799.
    3. Huang, HanWei & Yu, Hao & Xu, WenLong & Lyu, ChengSi & Micheal, Marembo & Xu, HengYu & Liu, He & Wu, HengAn, 2023. "A coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical model for production performance of oil shale reservoirs during in-situ conversion process," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 268(C).

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