A life-cycle assessment of Portland cement manufacturing: comparing the traditional process with alternative technologies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 668-675

  Huntzinger, Deborah N ^a   Eatmon, Thomas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement production; Environmental impacts; Global warming; Natural pozzolans; Portland cement

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BONE CEMENT; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FURNACES; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; KILNS; LIFE CYCLE; PORTLAND CEMENT; POZZOLAN; RECYCLING;

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; ANTHROPOGENIC CARBONS; BLENDED CEMENTS; CARBON EMISSIONS; CEMENT KILN DUSTS; CEMENT MANUFACTURING; CEMENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS; CEMENT PRODUCTION; CEMENT PRODUCTS; GLOBAL CLIMATES; GLOBAL CO; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NATURAL POZZOLANS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

CEMENT MANUFACTURE;

EID: 60849089328     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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