Impact of fly ash content and fly ash transportation distance on embodied greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption in concrete |
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Authors: | Kate R. O’Brien Julien Ménaché Liza M. O’Moore |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division of Environmental Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia;(2) Division of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia |
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Abstract: | Background, aim and scope Fly ash, a by-product of coal-fired power stations, is substituted for Portland cement to improve the properties of concrete and reduce the embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Much of the world’s fly ash is currently disposed of as a waste product. While replacing some Portland cement with fly ash can reduce production costs and the embodied emissions of concrete, the relationship between fly ash content and embodied GHG emissions in concrete has not been quantified. The impact of fly ash content on embodied water is also unknown. Furthermore, it is not known whether a global trade in fly ash for use in concrete is feasible from a carbon balance perspective, or if transport over long distances would eliminate any CO2 savings. This paper aims to quantify GHG emissions and water embodied in concrete (f′c = 32 MPa) as a function of fly ash content and to determine the critical fly ash transportation distance, beyond which use of fly ash in concrete increases embodied GHG emissions. |
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