The negative health effects of cement plant exposure are well-known in industrial settings, but they are less well-known among the general public who live near plants. The broad objective of the review was to provide a detailed systematic analysis of the global situation of the cement industry, including generation, pollution, impact on …
The cement and concrete industry are major contributors to carbon emissions and environmental degradation, making decarbonisation crucial for …
Here, we show worldwide concrete production contributes approximately 7.8% of nitrogen oxide emissions, 4.8% of sulfur oxide emissions, 5.2% of particulate …
The cement industry is a top source of CO 2 emissions, but abatement pressures could prompt efforts to reimagine the business. The cement industry is a top source of CO 2 emissions, but abatement pressures could prompt efforts to reimagine the business. ... In fact, governments are now increasingly asking for environmental …
The cement industry confronts significant challenges in raw materials, energy demands, and CO2 emissions reduction, which are global and local environmental concerns. Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been used in many studies to assess the environmental impact of cement production and investigate ways to improve …
The attention to environmental impacts of cement production has grown fast in recent decades. The cement industry is a significant greenhouse gases emitter mainly due to the calcinations of raw ...
The adoption of more efficient technologies has reduced the environmental impacts associated with cement manufacturing in China during the period 1996–2021, according to a life-cycle assessment ...
In the context of cement production, circular economy principles are applied to reduce the environmental impact of cement manufacturing and promote a more sustainable industry (Soe et al., 2021 [168]). One key aspect of circular economy approaches in cement production is the use of alternative raw materials.
The cement industry pumps 2.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. Cleaning that up will require addressing the two distinct sources of cement's greenhouse-gas ...
Cement production contributes significantly to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), a major contributor to global carbon emissions. The environmental impacts of cement production have grown in recent years and it is urgent to reduce its carbon footprint. Systems dynamics (SD) is a simulation method used to understand the …
Keywords— Cement industry; environmental impact assessment; water pollution; air pollution; noise pollution I. INTRODUCTION A. Cement Industry India is the second largest producer of cement in the world. India's cement industry is a vital part of its economy, providing employment to more than a million people, directly or indirectly.
The cement industry pumps 2.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. Cleaning that up will require addressing the two distinct …
The cement industry has a very significantly environmental impact, whereas, the cement industry of China completed a great deal of solid waste and contributed to the cleaner production. 4) Increasing the recycling degree RD = 1 K + NR − 1 with various approaches is extensively studied and the authors put forward an efficient …
The cement industry plays critical role in any country's development and economic growth. Cement is extensively used in construction sector and infrastructural projects. Abundant raw material availability, infrastructure demands, urbanization, and recent government initiatives—Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation …
1. Introduction. Concrete is a sustainable and versatile construction material which can produce structures that last for thousands of years. Due to the many areas of application, concrete is the second most consumed material on Earth, only after water, with a global production of around 4.1 billion tons of cement in 2021 (Statista, 2023), and an …
The cement process is sole reason why the concrete industry makes up 8% of overall global emissions and 12% of emissions in New Jersey. Global CO2 emissions by category. Cement is made by firing limestone, clay, and other materials in a kiln.
The entire cement and concrete cycle induces 34.1 Mt-CO 2, which is equivalent to ~3% of Japan's total CO 2 emissions. Of this amount, cement production accounts for the largest share (83% ...
The cement manufacturing industry has played a fundamental role in global economic development, but its production is a major facilitator to anthropogenic CO2 release and solid waste generation. Nigeria has the largest cement industry in West Africa, with an aggregate capacity of 58.9 million metric tonnes (MMT) per year. The Ministry …
cement industry Environmental impact assessment SimaPro software Introduction The environmental profile and sustainability of cement production have witnessed increasing interest in the course of the recent years (Garcı´a-Gusano et al. 2015b). Many life-cycle assessment (LCA) studies have been introduced
Cement production is a major contributor to anthropogenic CO2 emissions and solid waste generation. This paper discusses some of the key issues as regards the slow progress in achieving environmental sustainability in the cement industry. Techniques such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), material substitution, alternative …
Cement and concrete are the linchpins of the built environment. Its global demand has nearly tripled over the past 20 years. Yet despite cement's ubiquity, its surrounding economy is a major …
According to an Ethiopian Ministry of Industry report, the country has a high expected cement consumption due to a rapid urbanization (4.3%), high rate of population growth (2.6%), a substantial ...
The attention to environmental impacts of cement production has grown fast in recent decades. The cement industry is a significant greenhouse gases emitter mainly due to the calcinations of raw materials and the combustions of fuels. This paper investigates on the environmental performances of cement production and on the …
Environmental Impacts of Cement Production. Between 4 and 8% of the world's total CO2 emissions come from concrete, which has a complicated environmental impact that is influenced by its manufacture, applications, and direct effects on infrastructure and buildings.Cement, which has its own environmental and social effects in addition to …
Approximately 4.1 billion metric tons of cement are currently produced globally every year, accounting for about 8 to 10 percent of global anthropogenic CO 2 …
This is crucial for accurately assessing the environmental impact of the cement industry and for supporting global carbon neutrality goals. From a kinetic standpoint, cement carbon uptake is a dynamic process that occurs during various stages, including production and/or consumption, demolition, and reuse. Therefore, it is highly …
The environmental impact of cement and concrete production is low per unit volume of material, but the amounts used make the impact of the concrete sector …
Environmental Impact Assessment is a very exhaustive study that is required to be done to assess the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment. EIA studies include environmental, social and economic aspects. This article specifically discusses the EIA studies on cement Industry.
Concrete: its ingredients and impacts. Concrete is a mix of several different materials: water, fine aggregates (or sand), coarse aggregates (or gravel), chemical additives, and, most importantly, cement. Cement is what binds all of these ingredients together to give concrete its durability and distinctive, grey appearance.
To mitigate these environmental impacts, the cement industry has been adopting various strategies. Energy-efficient technologies, such as the use of alternative fuels and the development of more ...
But it has been observed that the cement industry shows a very negative impact on the environment. Thus EIA of the Cement industry will contribute to environmentally friendly practices. As a result …
This paper reviews the impact of cement industry towards the global environment and solutions to the problem. The increasing harvesting of raw materials for mounting cement manufacturing causes ...
An EPD provides consistent, transparent information on a material's broad environmental impacts. An EPD conveys the environmental significance of the manufacturing process—but it does not quantify long-term impact. Understanding cement's full impact requires lifecycle assessment (LCA) of projects comprising the material.
Realization on the damaging impact of cement industry on the environment and mankind, efforts has been continuously taken to reduce the pollution caused by the industrial activity. According to Jadoon et al [44] the dust emission pathways can be reduced by repeated spraying of water, oil, or other soil stabilization materials.
The cement industry contributes significantly to the imbalances of the environment; in particular air quality. The key environmental emissions are nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and ...
To mitigate these environmental impacts, the cement industry has been adopting various strategies. Energy-efficient technologies, such as the use of alternative fuels and the development of more ...
Cement plants are a significant source of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide, which are associated with the following health and environmental impacts: Nitrogen oxide (NO x ) can cause or contribute to a variety of health problems and adverse environmental impacts, such as ground-level ozone, acid rain, global …
The reduction of environmental impacts in the cement industry has gained increasing concern worldwide for environmental sustainability. As a resource-scarce city, cement production in Hong Kong is ...