scholarly journals Recent developments and perspectives on the treatment of industrial wastes by mineral carbonation — a review

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Bodor ◽  
Rafael Santos ◽  
Tom Gerven ◽  
Maria Vlad
Keyword(s):  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Stable Form ◽  
Mineral Carbonation ◽  
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Carbonation Reaction

AbstractBesides producing a substantial portion of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, the industrial sector also generates significant quantities of solid residues. Mineral carbonation of alkaline wastes enables the combination of these two by-products, increasing the sustainability of industrial activities. On top of sequestering CO2 in geochemically stable form, mineral carbonation of waste materials also brings benefits such as stabilization of leaching, basicity and structural integrity, enabling further valorization of the residues, either via reduced waste treatment or landfilling costs, or via the production of marketable products. This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art of this technology and the latest developments in this field. Focus is given to the beneficial effects of mineral carbonation when applied to metallurgical slags, incineration ashes, mining tailings, asbestos containing materials, red mud, and oil shale processing residues. Efforts to intensify the carbonation reaction rate and improve the mineral conversion via process intensification routes, such as the application of ultrasound, hot-stage processing and integrated reactor technologies, are described. Valorization opportunities closest to making the transition from laboratory research to commercial reality, particularly in the form of shaped construction materials and precipitated calcium carbonate, are highlighted. Lastly, the context of mineral carbonation among the range of CCS options is discussed.

scholarly journals Mineral carbonation process of carbon dioxide using animal bone

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 003685042110196
Author(s):  
Brendon Mpofu ◽  
Hembe E Mukaya ◽  
Diakanua B Nkazi
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Mineral Carbonation ◽  
Agitation Rate ◽  
Carbonation Reaction ◽  
Carbonation Process ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cow Bone

Carbon dioxide has been identified as one of the greenhouse gases responsible for global warming. Several carbon capture and storage technologies have been developed to mitigate the large quantities of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, but these are quite expensive and not easy to implement. Thus, this research analyses the technical and economic feasibility of using calcium leached from cow bone to capture and store carbon dioxide through the mineral carbonation process. The capturing process of carbon dioxide was successful using the proposed technique of leaching calcium from cow shinbone (the tibia) in the presence of HCl by reacting the calcium solution with gaseous carbon dioxide. AAS and XRF analysis were used to determine the concentration of calcium in leached solutions and the composition of calcium in cow bone respectively. The best leaching conditions were found to be 4 mole/L HCl and leaching time of 6 h. Under these conditions, a leaching efficiency of 91% and a calcium conversion of 83% in the carbonation reaction were obtained. Other factors such as carbonation time, agitation rate, and carbonation reaction temperature had little effect on the yield. A preliminary cost analysis showed that the cost to capture 1 ton of CO2 with the proposed technique is about US$ 268.32, which is in the acceptable range of the capturing process. However, the cost of material used and electricity should be reviewed to reduce the preliminary production cost.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Eco-Friendly Binary and Ternary Blended Binders Made of Fly-Ash and Oil-Refinery Spent Catalyst in Ready-Mixed Concrete Production

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Costa ◽  
José Marques
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Oil Refinery ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Spent Catalyst ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
Ready Mixed Concrete ◽  
Binary Blended Concrete ◽  
Mixed Concrete

Large-scale recycling of new industrial wastes or by-products in concrete has become a crucial issue for construction materials sustainability, with impact in the three pillars (environmental, social and economic), while still maintaining satisfactory, or improved, concrete performance. The main goal of the paper is to evaluate the technological feasibility of the partial, or total, replacement of fly-ashes (FA), widely used in ready-mixed concrete production, with spent equilibrium catalyst (ECat) from the oil-refinery industry. Three different concrete mixtures with binary binder blends of FA (33.3% by mass, used as reference) and of ECat (16.7% and 33.3%), as well as a concrete mixture with a ternary binder blend with FA and ECat (16.7%, of each) were tested regarding their mechanical properties and durability. Generically, in comparison with commercial concrete (i) 16.7% ECat binary blended concrete revealed improved mechanical strength and durability; (ii): ternary FA-ECat blended binder concrete presented similar properties; and (iii) 33% ECat binary blended concrete has a lower performance. The engineering performance of all ECat concretes meet both the international standards and the reference durability indicators available in the scientific literature. Thus, ECat can be a constant supply for ready-mixed eco-concretes production, promoting synergetic waste recycling across industries.

scholarly journals Development of the Technology of a Simultaneous Untilization of Heterogenous Industrial Wastes for a Construction Materials Production

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantin Georgievich Pugin ◽  
Yakov Iosifovich Vaysman ◽  
Aleksandr Dmitrievich Potapov ◽  
Dmitriy Vladimirovich Oreshkin
Keyword(s):  
Construction Materials ◽  
Industrial Wastes

scholarly journals Palafitas & Tulous: a comparative analysis of the climatic response from the vernacular architecture of Fujian (China) and Amazonas (Brazil)

10.33177/4.7 ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 129-143
Keyword(s):  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Environmental Feasibility ◽  
Developed World

This paper presents a comparative climatic analysis response of traditional dwellings in two locations: Northern Brazil (Amazon) and Southern China (Fujian). The study explores how positive and negative aspects of traditional dwellings (Construction/ materials use) need to be addressed at a larger scale, across diverse communities, if it is to survive the tests of practicality, convenience and environmental feasibility within our modernized and urbanized world. Vernacular architecture, despite its widespread acceptance amongst academics, and increased interest by high socio-economic layers of society, especially in the developed world, is in fact on a decline within local rural traditional communities. The three key reasons for such decline are based on: high maintenance costs (especially labour), poor overall performance of traditional buildings, followed by associations of poverty with locally sourced materials. The need for better understanding of the needs and aspirations of diverse communities and their living conditions, can lead us towards architectural solutions that are affordable, environmentally appropriate and engaging of traditional and contemporary approaches towards buildings. This particular study focuses on the analysis and response of roofs, given its significance as a construction element that provides not only shelter, but structural integrity for traditional dwellings.

scholarly journals Application of Waste Plastic Films in Road Infrastructure and Construction

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongwon Ki ◽  
Shin Young Kang ◽  
Gyeonghoon Ma ◽  
Han Jin Oh
Keyword(s):  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Recycling Rate ◽  
Accelerated Weathering ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Plastic Films

Recycling waste synthetic resins, including rigid and film plastics, is a pressing issue worldwide due to the issues associated with waste treatment. Using products originating only from plastic wastes could be a promising way to improve the waste recycling rate and address plastic consumption. This study presents the applications of waste plastic films (WPFs) in urban infrastructure and construction materials, especially bearing loads. WPF-recycled products (WPF-RPs) were evaluated for mechanical properties, including strength (compressive and tensile), thermal expansion coefficient, accelerated weathering, dynamic stability, and environmental aspects, such as the presence of hazardous substances. Subsequent tests confirmed moderate strength, good weathering stability against solar irradiation, and superior road pavement vehicle load through wheel-tracking tests compared with the standards for asphalt. Additionally, hazardous substances were mostly not detected or were under permissible limits in the composition and leachate contents of WPF-RPs. After using temporary pavement blocks (TPBs) from WPFs at a field site for one month, we conducted slip resistance tests which gave a result of ~33 British pendulum number, indicating the possible application of WPF-RPs in low-speed driving sections, according to the Korean standards of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Moreover, it was confirmed that fastening structures installed between the TPBs can improve backfilling and compaction defects. This practical research highlights the possible applications of products produced from WPFs for infrastructure development, such as filling materials for burial pipes or tubes; however, these potential aspects should be tested further.

scholarly journals Microbiological Risk Assessment and Bioprocess Engineering

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-239
Author(s):  
Grażyna Płaza ◽  
Varenyam Achal ◽  
Deepika Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Biological Agents ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
Green Industry ◽  
Detection And Identification

Abstract The Europe 2020 strategy (European Commission, 2010) calls a bioeconomy as a key element for smart and green growth in Europe. The development of a greener and more resource-efficient economy gives rise to new technologies and materials, which in turn may result in increased exposure to biological agents or combinations of different potentially harmful factors. For example, the expanding recycling industry employs an increasing number of workers which have to face various health problems (pulmonary, gastrointestinal and skin problems) as a result of exposure to biological agents such as airborne microorganisms. However, specific numbers for occupational diseases in this sector are still lacking. There are various workplaces and professional activities especially from the green industry for which exposure to microbiological agents occur unexpectedly and in an uncontrolled way. The issue of uncontrolled microbial exposure there is for example in waste treatment and for retrofitting activities, both growing sectors of employment in a greening society. As a result of the problem in the green industrial sector, there is a need to develop tools for risk assessment and prevention measures. In order to be able to develop suitable risk management strategies, a further development of detection and identification methods for biological agents is needed to cover the whole spectrum of microorganisms. the present paper focuses on the microbiological risk assessment in the context of the development of new and safe industrial products and processes of green industry (bioindustry and bioprocessing).

scholarly journals Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Industrial Production: Evidence from South Korean Waste Treatment Investment Projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga A. Shvetsova ◽  
Jang Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Waste ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Investment Project ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Sustainable Systems ◽  
Industrial Waste Management

This research deals with the theoretical and practical issues of investment support activities for industrial waste management in developed countries, based on the example of South Korea. The main goal of this research is the evaluation of waste treatment investment projects and understanding their impact on the development of environmental policies. The problems of forming the sustainable systems for controlling the disposal of industrial wastes are being studied. The authors discuss the practical application of environmental policies and modern technologies of South Korean companies in the field of industrial waste processing. The approaches of waste investment project’s evaluation are applied and multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods were discussed for various cases and applications. Using MCDM methods, the authors study the effectiveness of investment projects in waste treatment activities in Korea. The analyses of MCDM methods are implemented in this research to provide some instructions on how to effectively apply these methods in waste treatment investment project analyses. Furthermore, the authors propose a combination of multi-criterial selection and interval preferences to evaluate waste treatment projects. The proposed approach improves the method of calculating economic efficiency based on a one-dimensional criterion and sensitivity analysis. The main results of this research perform the investment impact and risk-analysis on the environmental policies development.

scholarly journals Selection of Novel Geopolymeric Mortars for Sustainable Construction Applications Using Fuzzy Topsis Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 5987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfredi Saeli ◽  
Rosa Micale ◽  
Maria Paula Seabra ◽  
João A. Labrincha ◽  
Giada La Scalia
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Fuzzy Topsis ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Biomass Fly Ash ◽  
Topsis Approach

Construction is recognized as one of the most polluting and energy consuming industries worldwide, especially in developing countries. Therefore, Research and Development (R&D) of novel manufacturing technologies and green construction materials is becoming extremely compelling. This study aims at evaluating the reuse of various wastes, originated in the Kraft pulp-paper industry, as raw materials in the manufacture of novel geopolymeric (GP) mortars whose properties fundamentally depend on the target application (e.g., insulating panel, partition wall, structural element, furnishing, etc.). Five different wastes were reused as filler: Two typologies of Biomass Fly Ash, calcareous sludge, grits, and dregs. The produced samples were characterized and a multi criteria analysis, able to take into account not only the engineering properties, but also the environmental and economic aspects, has been implemented. The criteria weights were evaluated using the Delphi methodology. The fuzzy Topsis approach has been used to consider the intrinsic uncertainty related to unconventional materials, as the produced GP-mortars. The computational analysis showed that adding the considered industrial wastes as filler is strongly recommended to improve the performance of materials intended for structural applications in construction. The results revealed that the formulations containing 5 wt.% of calcareous sludge, grits, and dregs and the one containing 7.5 wt.% of calcareous sludge, grits, dregs, and Biomass Fly Ash-1 have emerged as the best alternatives. Furthermore, it resulted that the Biomass Fly Ash-2 negatively influences the structural performance and relative rank of the material. Finally, this case study clearly shows that the fuzzy Topsis multi-criteria analysis represents a valuable and easy tool to investigate construction materials (either traditional and unconventional) when an intrinsic uncertainty is related to the measurement of the quantitative and qualitative characteristics.

Waste-Based Construction Materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 88-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Zelinskaya ◽  
N.A. Tolmacheva ◽  
V.V. Barakhtenko ◽  
A.E. Burdonov ◽  
N.E. Garashchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Combustion ◽  
Baikal Region ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Composite Construction ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Thermoplastic Matrix ◽  
Local Construction ◽  
And Storage

The article is devoted to the research into the utilization of large volume industrial wastes to produce mineral-polymer composite construction materials. To produce the composites, polyvinyl chloride wastes have been suggested as binding thermoplastic matrix and ash-and-slag wastes, which are the by-product of coal combustion at TPP of Irkutsk Oblast, as mineral filler. Since the problem of accumulation and storage, such as large volumes of power generation industry wastes is becoming more and more serious, the recycling of these wastes with the production of useful products is the vital task. Plants that manufacture products from PVC also produce plastic wastes in the form of rejected and substandard raw material, which can be recycled. At the same time, the problem of production available construction materials for the Baikal region from the local cheap raw material is solved. The team of Irkutsk National Research Technical University has conducted a number of the industrial trials on the production of mineral-polymer composites by the method of extrusion. As a result, the principal opportunity of co-utilization of PVC wastes and ash-and-slag materials during the production of composite construction materials has been testified. Local construction companies can use the produced materials.

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