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- Title
Inclusion of carbonation during the life cycle of built and recycled concrete: influence on their carbon footprint.
- Authors
Collins, Frank
- Abstract
When the service life (or primary life) of built concrete infrastructure has elapsed, a common practice is that the demolished concrete is crushed and recycled, then incorporated into new construction. LCA studies of CO2 emissions focus on the manufacturing and construction and occupancy/utilization phases, without consideration of the demolition and application of recycled concrete into a secondary construction application. Concrete has a documented ability to chemically react with airborne carbon dioxide (CO2); however, carbon capture (or carbonation)...
- Subjects
BUILDING material durability; CONCRETE construction; CONCRETE pavement recycling; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of carbon dioxide; EMISSIONS (Air pollution); CHEMICAL reactions
- Publication
International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2010, Vol 15, Issue 6, p549
- ISSN
0948-3349
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11367-010-0191-4