LIFE CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BRICK PRODUCTION: TURKEY AS A CASE STUDY

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dc.contributor.authorÖztaş S.K.
dc.contributor.authorYüksek İ.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:04:48Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:04:48Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBrick production has significant environmental impacts; its use of coal in particular emits CO2 emissions and pollutants. Despite the Turkish brick industry’s use of coal in its firing process, there is no environmental data for its fired brick production. This study thus aims to obtain local environmental data, assess environmental impacts, and contribute to product and process development for sustainable fired brick in Turkey. For this purpose, two Turkish brick factories of different kiln types, Hoffman and tunnel, were monitored for environmental sustainability as case studies. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was used in the system boundary from cradle-to-gate. After the acquisition of the factories’ inventory data, their environmental impacts were assessed and compared. The study then uses these results to determine the life cycle phases most important in supporting decision-making by designers and practitioners and the contribution of each phase to the total environmental burden for each impact category. It was determined that manufacturing is the most relevant life cycle phase for all impact categories except terrestrial ecotoxicity and water consumption. The Hoffman factory gives more favorable results than the tunnel factory for all impact categories, with the exceptions of fine particulate matter formation and mineral resource scarcity. These results may allow for comparison with other studies on the environmental impacts of fired brick production. © 2022, College Publishing. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.3992/jgb.17.2.125
dc.identifier.issn15526100
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/12856
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherCollege Publishing
dc.subjectBrick
dc.subjectBrickmaking
dc.subjectDecision making
dc.subjectEmission control
dc.subjectEnvironmental protection
dc.subjectKilns
dc.subjectMineral industry
dc.subjectMineral resources
dc.subjectSustainable development
dc.subjectBrick production
dc.subjectCase-studies
dc.subjectCleaner production
dc.subjectCradle-to-gate
dc.subjectEnvironmental analysis
dc.subjectEnvironmental data
dc.subjectFired bricks
dc.subjectKiln type
dc.subjectLife cycle assessment
dc.subjectTurkishs
dc.subjectLife cycle
dc.titleLIFE CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BRICK PRODUCTION: TURKEY AS A CASE STUDY
dc.typeArticle

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