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Sustainable Environmental Management in Cement Industry in View of Life

Cycle Assessment

Conference Paper · November 2016

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 International Symposium on the Education & Research of the Global Environmental Studies in Asia
&
The 11th Inter-University Workshop on Education and Research Collaboration in Indochina Region
November 13-15, 2016, Bangkok, Thailand

Sustainable Environmental Management in Cement Industry in

View of Life Cycle Assessment
Authors: Noorhidayah Che Jamin*, Noor Zalina Mahmood*
* Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

INTRODUCTION
 Background
• Cement manufacturing is a resource intensive industry. It require about 1.5 – 1.7 tonnes of quarried raw material to produce a tonne of clinker,
and the cement kilns require substantial energy with temperature of over 2000oC. Each tonne of cement produced typically requires 60 – 130
kilograms of fuel oil, or its equivalent, and about 105 KWh of electricity [1].
• Clinker burning is the most important phase of the production process in terms of the environmental impact associated with cement
manufacture.
 Objective
• Carry out Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) for clinker production at burning process.
• Identify significant environmental impacts in cement industry.
• Recommend the option on improvement in cement production in order to achieve sustainable environmental management.

METHODOLOGY  GaBi Simulation for Cement Production

 Establish flow diagram for the cement production process.

Life Cycle Inventory

tabulated from the cement
System plant operational data.
boundary

 Significant Environmental Impacts

 Data collection: input and output of cement production.

 Data analysis using GaBi Software.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

The environmental impact
 Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) tabulated in the table had
prioritised the environmental
The LCI table was established based on scope and boundary of the study impacts of cement production

 The impact assessment – GaBi

 Recommendation
• Co-processing – cradle to cradle concept.
• Product innovation – green cement.
• Application of Best Available Technique (BAT).
• Establish biodiversity management plan and rehabilitation plan.

[1] Ali, M. B., Saidur, R., & Hossain, M. S. (2011). A review on emission analysis in
cement industries. Renew. Sustain. Energy, 15, 2252-2261.
Acknowledgement: This study was financially supported by the Ministry of Higher
Education (MOHE) and University of Malaya and the support and generosity of Lafarge
Malaysia Berhad.
CONCLUSION
• The LCA GaBi software based on LCI, was able to quantify and
prioritize the environmental impact of cement production.
• CO2, gaseous and dust emission were significant environmental
impact.
• Sustainability of cement production – using less natural resources
and emitting less pollution.

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