I am working on quantification of Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) and GHGs from waste sector in life cycle assessment perspective. The main SLCPs include black carbon (BC), methane (CH4) in waste sector. Compost production from waste would contribute for emissions reductions that would otherwise occur in chemical fertilizer production. For this purpose, can anyone suggest me Black Carbon(BC) emission factors for chemical fertilizer production?
Dear Nirmala,
please consider to clarify what you mean (black carbon or carbon black) prior looking for emission factors. See for instance: Long, C.M., Nascarella, M.A., Valberg, P.A., 2013. Carbon black vs. black carbon and other airborne materials containing elemental carbon: Physical and chemical distinctions. Environ. Pollut. 181, 271–286. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.009
Long et al. 2013 may also provide some valuable references presenting emission factors.
Best
Nils