Eco-efficiency of fabric filters in the Italian ceramic tile industry

Breedveld, Leo; Timellini, Giorgio; Casoni, Giorgio; Fregni, Alberto; Busani, G.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.08.015

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“…These measures consisted in (a) primary or preventive measures, specifically the reduction of the use of some As-bearing raw materials such as some colemanites (CaB 3 O 4 (OH) 3 $ H 2 O), which may contain arsenic as an impurity in significant amounts (Arslan et al, 1999;Karagö lge et al, 2002); and (b) secondary or end of pipe measures, i.e. implementation of high efficiency PM emission abatement technologies (known as BAT: Best Available Techniques), mainly bag filters (IPPC, 2001;Mallol et al, 2001;Breedveld et al, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effect of ceramic industrial particulate emission control on key components of ambient PM10

Minguillón

Monfort

Querol

et al. 2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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Effect of ceramic industrial particulate emission control on key components of ambient PM10

Minguillón

Monfort

Querol

et al. 2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Advances in production technologies led to a considerable reduction in the environmental impacts of ceramic building materials. 7),8), 14) The use of fabric filters were found to be effective in reducing environmental impacts due to ceramic production. 14) Increasingly sophisticated market demand for ceramic products, however, could lead to the need for higher firing temperatures and more chemicals being used in the process, thus causing even greater impacts on the environment.…”

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“…7),8), 14) The use of fabric filters were found to be effective in reducing environmental impacts due to ceramic production. 14) Increasingly sophisticated market demand for ceramic products, however, could lead to the need for higher firing temperatures and more chemicals being used in the process, thus causing even greater impacts on the environment. 9), 15) Ceramic tiles are used extensively in buildings®both as structural materials and for decorative purposes.…”

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Assessing the environmental impact of ceramic tile production in Thailand

Tikul

Srichandr

2010

J. Ceram. Soc. Japan

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Ceramic tiles are one of the most widely used materials in both commercial and residential buildings. As environmental problems increase, the need for environment-friendly building design increases. To achieve this, architects and engineers need reliable data on the environmental impacts of various building materials®including ceramic tiles. This paper reports the results of environmental impact assessment of ceramic tile production in Thailand. Key impact categories, including fossil fuel impact, global warming, ozone depletion, ecotoxicity, and human toxicity were assessed. The results showed that when assessed by EDIP methodology, the global warming impact value of 3.73E+3 kg CO 2 -eq per megagram (Mg) of ceramic tile is quite prominent and is rather high compared with existing data in current literature. The human toxicity impact value is also significant. The values of the other impact categories were also determined and found to be relatively high. When assessed using the Eco-indicator 99 methodology, the results showed that the fossil fuel category was the most affected with a value of 8.62E+1 Pt per Mg of ceramic tile, followed by respiratory inorganics and climate change. Raw materials transportation stage yielded the highest environmental impact values. It is thought that the key factors responsible for the relatively high impact values are the process technologies employed and the long transportation distances of the raw materials. It was concluded that the environmental impact values of ceramic tile production in this study are different from, and in most cases higher than, the values presented in current literature.

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“…Such works include improving the ceramic powder preparation process (Shu et al, 2010(Shu et al, , 2012, controlling the efficiency of cooling process (Elsarrag, 2006;Sanchis and Peñarrocha, 2009), using innovative coatings to minimize emissions during the sintering process (Bolelli et al, 2005;García-Ten et al, 2011), reusing the residual materials and sewage sludge from ceramic tile production (Rambaldi et al, 2007;Wattanasiriwech et al, 2009;Montero et al, 2009;Hojamberdiev et al, 2011;Gencel et al, 2012), and conducting life cycle assessment of ceramic tiles for environmental performance (Nicoletti et al, 2002;Yoshihiko, 2004;Goldoni and Bonoli, 2006;Breedveld et al, 2007;Bovea et al, 2010). However, none of these studies have developed detailed measures for the whole production process.…”

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confidence: 99%