Viña del Mar, Chile

Life Cycle Assessment of obtaining

Calcium Carbonate from oyster
capture and commercialization
residues

Rosa, Elena, Martinez, Yoandry; Moreira, Andrés; González, Marta

Cristina; Díaz, Susana; Contreras, Ana M; Guerra, Belkis; Santos, Ronaldo
; Sánchez, Sofía

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 Introduction Viña del Mar, Chile

Considerable amounts of oyster shells are

dumped into the environment, causing an
environmental impact and affecting the
landscape in the tourist hub of the Central Region
of Cuba

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Opportunity to valorize this waste
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Life Cycle Assessment. Calcium Carbonate
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Capacity: 57 t/ a of CaCO3

Funtional Unit
1 t de calcium carbonate

Scope

From cradle to door

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Environmental Footprint. Calcium Carbonate
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Entradas de la naturaleza y emisiones Electricidad Gas propano Fuel oil Hipoclorito de sodio Empaque
Tratamiento de agua residual

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Calcium carbonate from limestone vs. from shells
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Carbonato de Calcio a partir de conchas Carbonato de Calcio a partir de Caliza

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 Indicators of circularity
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Contribution of recycled material

Recycling Rate
to raw material demand

The total waste production of The use of carbonate in the

Epicai company related to production of chicken feed
oyster production in the year was considered based on its
2022 and the amount of composition in the feed and
waste that can be utilized in the amount of carbonate that
this sector from oyster may be available for
production utilization.
80 % 46 %
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Conclusions
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1. The results achieved in this study demonstrate the environmental

advantages of obtaining calcium carbonate from oyster shells
compared to the traditional process. The main impacts of the
process are associated with electricity consumption and emission of
gases during the calcination process, so actions should be taken to
mitigate them and explore the possibility of using renewable energy
sources
2. t is noted that the use of these waste materials by Epicai company
favors a strategy based on the Circular Economy

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 Viña del Mar, Chile

Thanks

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 Viña del Mar, Chile

Life Cycle Assessment of obtaining

Calcium Carbonate from oyster
capture and commercialization
residues

Rosa, Elena, Martinez, Yoandry; Moreira, Andrés; González, Marta

Cristina; Díaz, Susana; Contreras, Ana M; Guerra, Belkis; Santos, Ronaldo
; Sánchez, Sofía

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