Impact of utilizing solid recovered fuel on the global warming potential of cement production and waste management system: A life cycle assessment approach.

ABSTRACT: Cement production is responsible for a significant share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A potential option to reduce the cement production emissions is to use alternative fuels which can have also an impact on emissions from the waste management sector. This work investigates the change in global warming potential (GWP) of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) production and affected waste management systems when conventional fuels are partially replaced by solid recovered fuel (SRF) made from commercial and industrial waste (C&IW). A life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted with a functional unit of 1 metric tonne of OPC production and treatment of 194 kg of C&IW. Data from an existing cement plant have been used, where the share of SRF from total fuel energy demand increased from 0%

SUBMITTER: Khan MMH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7952896 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature