Comparative Analysis of the Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Available Cement Inventories in the EU

Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) is a basic step in life cycle assessment methodology. This paper presents a comparative study of the LCIA of different life cycle inventories for EU cements. The analysis unit used is the manufacture of 1 kg of cement, from “cradle to gate.” The impact categories considered are those resulting from cement manufacture and include greenhouse effects, acidification, eutrophication, and summer/winter smog, among others. The results of the study highlighted some inconsistencies in existing inventories. As for the LCIA, the main environmental interventions related to cement manufacture were classified and characterized and their effect on different impact categories analyzed. Differences observed in evaluation of the impact of cement type were essentially related to their clinker content.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Josa, Alejandro
  • Aguado, Antonio
  • Cardim, Arnaldo
  • Byars, Ewan
• Publication Date: 2007-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 781-788
• Serial:
  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0008-8846
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00088846

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cement additives; Cement content; Concrete construction; Life cycle analysis
• Identifier Terms: European Union
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cement clinker; Cement inventories; Clinker content
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01051363
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 2007 11:55AM