Environmental analysis for identifying challenges to recover used reinforced refractories in industrial furnaces

Ferreira, Germán; López-Sabirón, Ana M.; Aranda, Juan; Mainar-Toledo, María Dolores; Aranda‐Usón, Alfonso

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.087

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“…As recognized by the scientific community, Industry 4.0 represents a vision for factories of the future driven by technological advances using IoT, big data, cloud computing, simulation, augmented reality, robotics, additive manufacturing, cybersecurity, and integration of horizontal and vertical systems. The proposed methodology focuses on evaluating the implementation of disruptive technologies from previous studies, e.g., new refractories [18], new burner concepts [19], and innovative energy recovery solutions based on phase change materials (PCMs) [20] and is supported by an MCDA strategy to select an optimal solution based on multicriteria prioritization that includes both horizontal and vertical systems.…”

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Multicriteria Analysis for Retrofitting of Natural Gas Melting and Heating Furnaces for Sustainable Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

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Díaz-Ramírez

Acevedo

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Journal of Energy Resources Technology

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Different retrofitting measures can be implemented at different levels of the industrial furnace, such as refractory layers, energy recovery solutions, new burners and fuel types, and monitoring and control systems. However, there is a high level of uncertainty about the possible implications of integrating new technologies, not only in the furnace but also on the upstream and downstream processes. In this regard, there is a lack of holistic approaches to design the optimal system configurations under a multicriteria perspective, especially when innovative technologies and multi-sectorial processes are involved. The present work proposes a holistic approach to natural gas melting and heating furnaces in energy-intensive industries. A multicriteria analysis, based on criteria and subcriteria, is applied to select the most profitable retrofitting solution using the analytic hierarchy process and stakeholder expertise. The methodology is based on technical indicators, i.e., life cycle assessment, life cycle cost, and thermoeconomic analysis, for evaluating the current state of existing natural gas furnaces. Once the current state is characterized, the methodology determines the potential of efficiency improvement, environmental impact reduction, and cost-savings caused mainly by the implementation of new retrofitting solutions including new refractories, new burner concepts (co-firing), and innovative energy recovery solutions based on phase change materials. Therefore, this methodology can be considered as the first stage that guarantees technical, environmental, and economic feasibility in evaluating the effects of new technologies on the overall system performance.

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Multicriteria Analysis for Retrofitting of Natural Gas Melting and Heating Furnaces for Sustainable Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

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Díaz-Ramírez

Acevedo

et al. 2019

Journal of Energy Resources Technology

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“…On the basis of all these categories, the ReCiPe midpoint approach covers all possible environmental interventions, which defines the environmental mechanism throughout the quantification of the impacts at intermittent stages of the cause-effect chain [40]. Additionally, the ReCiPe midpoint method is the one of the most recent and comprehensive methods currently available in life cycle impact assessment [41] and expresses the relative severity on an environmental impact category [42]. A detailed description of the 18 indicators [43,44] is shown in Table 1.…”

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Environmental Assessment of Electrochemical Energy Storage Device Manufacturing to Identify Drivers for Attaining Goals of Sustainable Materials 4.0

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Electricity from the combination of photovoltaic panels and wind turbines exhibits potential benefits towards the sustainable cities transition. Nevertheless, the highly fluctuating and intermittent character limits an extended applicability in the energy market. Particularly, batteries represent a challenging approach to overcome the existing constraints and to achieve sustainable urban energy development. On the basis of the market roll-out and level of technological maturity, five commercially available battery technologies are assessed in this work, namely, lead–acid, lithium manganese oxide, nickel–cadmium, nickel–metal hydride, and vanadium redox flow. When considering sustainable development, environmental assessments provide valuable information. In this vein, an environmental analysis of the technologies is conducted using a life cycle assessment methodology from a cradle-to-gate perspective. A comparison of the environmental burden of battery components identified vanadium redox flow battery as the lowest environmental damage battery. In terms of components, electrodes; the electrolyte; and the set of pumps, motors, racks, and bolts exhibited the greatest environmental impact related to manufacturing. In terms of materials, copper, steel, sulphuric acid, and vanadium were identified as the main contributors to the midpoint impact categories. The results have highlighted that challenging materials 4.0 are still needed in battery manufacturing to provide sustainable technology designs required to the future urban planning based on circular economy demands.

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“…Challenges to recover, on a large scale, used reinforced refractories in industrial furnaces were investigated from a lifecycle perspective by Ferreira et al (2015). LCA methodology was used for evaluating the environmental impacts of the refractories based on alumina/ZrO 2 and MgO/ZrO 2 , considering their manufacturing and two different end-of-life scenarios: disposal in landfills and recycling.…”

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Environmental analysis for identifying challenges to recover used reinforced refractories in industrial furnaces

Cited by 23 publications

References 22 publications

Multicriteria Analysis for Retrofitting of Natural Gas Melting and Heating Furnaces for Sustainable Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

Multicriteria Analysis for Retrofitting of Natural Gas Melting and Heating Furnaces for Sustainable Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

Environmental Assessment of Electrochemical Energy Storage Device Manufacturing to Identify Drivers for Attaining Goals of Sustainable Materials 4.0

Components and structures of the pillars of sustainability

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