Life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental impact of alkali-activated materials: A systematic literature review

Autores

  • Ivo Carvalho Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Heloina Nogueira da Costa Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Antônio Eduardo Cabral Universidade Federal do Ceará

Palavras-chave:

Avaliação do ciclo de vida, Materiais álcali-ativados, Emissão de CO2, Revisão sistemática de literatura, Impactos ambientais

Resumo

Os materiais álcali-ativados têm crescido como um ligante eco eficiente alternativo que pode gerar redução de impactos ambientais acarretados pela produção de ligantes convencionais. Apesar disso, estudos de análises de impactos ambientais em materiais álcali-ativados ainda não são tão difundidos. O artigo apresenta uma revisão sistemática de literatura a respeito do uso do método de avaliação do ciclo de vida (ACV) para avaliar os impactos ambientais de materiais álcali-ativados. Uma metodologia de pesquisa foi proposta visando analisar artigos diretamente ligados ao tema e organizar dados relacionados aos anos de publicação, análises de co-ocorrência de palavras-chave, co-autoria e países mais ativos no estudo do assunto. Além disso, os tipos de estudos mais propostos em análises do ciclo de vida foram identificados e a emissão de CO2 de diversos tipos de materiais álcali-ativados também foi discutida.

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Carvalho, I., Nogueira da Costa, H., & Cabral, A. E. (2024). Life cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental impact of alkali-activated materials: A systematic literature review. SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE CIÊNCIA DO CIMENTO, 1(00), 1–8. Recuperado de https://eventos.antac.org.br/index.php/sbcc/article/view/3654

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Avaliação do ciclo de vida da produção de cimentos