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      LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF A TRADITIONAL BRICK MANUFACTURE IMPROVEMENT Translated title: ANÁLISIS DE CICLO DE VIDA DE UNA MEJORA EN LA MANUFACTURA TRADICIONAL DE LADRILLO

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          ABSTRACT This research studies the application of a life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to evaluate the environmental impacts of an improvement to traditional brick manufacture. This study case was carried out using realistic combustion gas measurements and experimental results. The traditional process and the addition of one or two hopper blower (HB) devices provided the three scenarios for this study, which were evaluated quantitatively using a set of metric indicators for potential impacts while applying a “cradle-to-gate” approach. A decreasing trend was observed for most values of the potential impact categories when the device was used. An opportunity to improve the traditional process by adding this device has been identified, as a reduction in the environmental impact categories has been observed. The study suggests that the LCA tool may be valuable for quantifying the environmental impacts of improvements in the processes.

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          RESUMEN Se estudia la aplicación de la metodología análisis de ciclo de vida (ACV) para evaluar los impactos ambientales de una mejora en la manufactura tradicional de ladrillo. El caso de estudio se desarrolló utilizando mediciones de gases de combustión in situ y resultados experimentales. Se analizaron tres escenarios: proceso tradicional y utilización de uno o dos dispositivos (tolva-soplador), los cuales fueron evaluados cuantitativamente. Para ello se utilizó un conjunto de indicadores métricos de impactos potenciales mediante una aproximación “de la cuna a la puerta”. Se identificó una oportunidad de mejorar el proceso tradicional al implementar el dispositivo, ya que se observó una reducción en el impacto ambiental en cada categoría. El estudio sugiere que la metodología ACV es una valiosa herramienta para cuantificar los impactos ambientales de mejoras en los procesos.

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                Journal
                rica
                Revista internacional de contaminación ambiental
                Rev. Int. Contam. Ambient
                Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, UNAM (México, DF, Mexico )
                0188-4999
                2019
                : 35
                : 1
                : 195-206
                Affiliations
                [2] Ciudad Juárez orgnameUniversidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez Mexico
                [1] Chihuahua Chih. orgnameCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados orgdiv1Departamento de Metalurgia e Integridad Estructural México
                Article
                S0188-49992019000100195 S0188-4999(19)03500100195
                10.20937/rica.2019.35.01.14
                d4aa4cac-b613-4d2f-89bf-01e22f0f97ae

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 01 May 2018
                : 01 September 2017
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 33, Pages: 12
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                acv,environmental impact,sustainable process,procesos sostenibles,impacto ambiental,LCA

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