Supply Chain Energy and Greenhouse Gas Analysis Using the Materials Flows through Industry (MFI) Tool: Examination of Decarbonization Technology Scenarios for the U.S. Glass Manufacturing Sector

Avery, Greg; Carpenter, Alberta

doi:10.2172/1924235

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“…We employed the MFI tool to estimate the total supply chain energy and GHG emissions for the four cases based on the material and energy balance data from the Aspen Plus models. 72 The life cycle impacts were determined using SimaPro LCA software and ecoinvent version 3.3 background data (allocation, cut-off by classification – unit, United States-specific inventories when available, global inventories otherwise). 73 Additionally, the economic and sustainability metrics were compared to the conventional petroleum manufacturing route.…”

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Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment for catalytic fast pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste

Yadav,

Singh,

Dutta

et al. 2023

Energy Environ. Sci.

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Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment for catalytic fast pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste

Yadav,

Singh,

Dutta

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Energy Environ. Sci.

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Reducing the environmental footprint of glass manufacturing

Colangelo

2024

Int J of Appl Glass Sci

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The glass industry is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions due to its energy consumption profile and the use of fossil fuels in the manufacturing process. Most of the energy to produce glass is consumed in the process of treating raw materials to elevated temperatures, usually above 1500°C. Glass manufacturing also generates significant environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, water consumption, and waste generation. Therefore, improving the sustainability of glass manufacturing is a significant challenge for the industry and society. There are ways to reduce the energy consumption and emissions of glass melting, such as recycling glass, using oxy‐fuel burners, improving furnace insulation and design, and adopting electric melting technologies. These methods can help save energy, lower costs, and enhance the sustainability and environmental footprint of the glass industry. However, the industry faces challenges and barriers, such as technical feasibility, economic viability, capital investment, and market acceptance. More research and development must be invested to improve the energy efficiency and environmental performance of glass melting. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the growth glass industry has made over the past 30 years and the remaining challenges for sustainable glass manufacturing with a focus on the fiberglass segment. Sharing of procedural methods, technical approaches, and results can help enable the global glass industry in our future sustainability challenges. The fiberglass segment included a broad technical view including glass chemistry development, product development, new industry codes and standards, melting development, computational fluid dynamic modeling, life cycle assessments, and sustainability goals linked to capital planning. The net result delivered a significant reduction in environmental emissions at the global enterprise scale. The implemented changes have taken decades, significant investments, and resources to plan and develop. Practices reviewed and implemented can help drive collaboration and commonality within the glass industry to achieve sustainability goals. Action is needed now if the glass industry is to meet global government demands of reducing carbon emissions by 55% by 2030 and zero carbon emissions by 2050 in alignment with the Paris Agreement on decarbonization.

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Supply Chain Energy and Greenhouse Gas Analysis Using the Materials Flows through Industry (MFI) Tool: Examination of Decarbonization Technology Scenarios for the U.S. Glass Manufacturing Sector

Cited by 2 publications

References 32 publications

Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment for catalytic fast pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste

Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment for catalytic fast pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste

Reducing the environmental footprint of glass manufacturing

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