Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement
Geopolymer concrete is seen as a potential alternative to standard concrete, and an opportunity to convert a variety of waste streams into useful by-products. One key driver in geopolymer development is the desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production of concrete products. This pape...
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| author | McLellan, B. Williams, Ross Lay, J. Van Riessen, Arie Corder, Glen |
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| description | Geopolymer concrete is seen as a potential alternative to standard concrete, and an opportunity to convert a variety of waste streams into useful by-products. One key driver in geopolymer development is the desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production of concrete products. This paper presents an examination of the lifecycle cost and carbon impacts of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and geopolymers in an Australian context, with an identification of some key challenges for geopolymer development. The results of the examination show that there is wide variation in the calculated financial and environmental “cost” of geopolymers, which can be beneficial or detrimental depending on the source location, the energy source and the mode of transport. Some case study geopolymer concrete mixes based on typical Australian feedstocks indicate potential for a 44-64% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions while the financial costs are 7% lower to 39% higher compared with OPC. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-84442017-09-13T16:08:23Z Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement McLellan, B. Williams, Ross Lay, J. Van Riessen, Arie Corder, Glen Cement Fly ash Carbon dioxide Geopolymer Sustainability Geopolymer concrete is seen as a potential alternative to standard concrete, and an opportunity to convert a variety of waste streams into useful by-products. One key driver in geopolymer development is the desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production of concrete products. This paper presents an examination of the lifecycle cost and carbon impacts of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and geopolymers in an Australian context, with an identification of some key challenges for geopolymer development. The results of the examination show that there is wide variation in the calculated financial and environmental “cost” of geopolymers, which can be beneficial or detrimental depending on the source location, the energy source and the mode of transport. Some case study geopolymer concrete mixes based on typical Australian feedstocks indicate potential for a 44-64% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions while the financial costs are 7% lower to 39% higher compared with OPC. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8444 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.02.010 Elsevier Science restricted |
| spellingShingle | Cement Fly ash Carbon dioxide Geopolymer Sustainability McLellan, B. Williams, Ross Lay, J. Van Riessen, Arie Corder, Glen Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement |
| title | Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement |
| title_full | Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement |
| title_fullStr | Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement |
| title_short | Costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement |
| title_sort | costs and carbon emissions for geopolymer pastes in comparison to ordinary portland cement |
| topic | Cement Fly ash Carbon dioxide Geopolymer Sustainability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8444 |