Due to the extremely large global production and utilization of concrete, the concrete
industry is considered a large consumer of energy and natural resources and one
of the main sources of greenhouse emissions and waste generation. Reducing its
impacts on the environment is one of the most important paths toward sustainable
construction development. Replacing cement and natural aggregates with byproducts and waste from other industries is one possible way of achieving this goal.
On the other hand, the disposal of industrial waste, which arises from the pyrometallurgical process of copper production, presents a significant environmental load in
many developed countries. Research performed so far has shown that concrete
made with aggregate obtained from cooper slag instead of natural aggregate can
be produced with good physical-mechanical properties for various applications. In
this work, a cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment of several concrete mixtures
where part of the coa...rse natural aggregate was replaced with copper slag aggregate
was performed. The conducted case study was based on Serbian LCI data and local
conditions in the vicinity of the town of Bor in Serbia. Results showed that such
concrete mixtures can bring environmental benefits regarding natural aggregate
preservation and waste reduction if the transport distance of copper slag aggregates
is smaller than 20 km. Therefore, from the environmental protection point–of-view,
local application of such concrete is recommended.
TY - JOUR
AU - Filipović, Sandra
AU - Marinković, Snežana
AU - Zakić, Dimitrije
PY - 2022
UR - https://grafar.grf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2827
AB - Due to the extremely large global production and utilization of concrete, the concrete
industry is considered a large consumer of energy and natural resources and one
of the main sources of greenhouse emissions and waste generation. Reducing its
impacts on the environment is one of the most important paths toward sustainable
construction development. Replacing cement and natural aggregates with byproducts and waste from other industries is one possible way of achieving this goal.
On the other hand, the disposal of industrial waste, which arises from the pyrometallurgical process of copper production, presents a significant environmental load in
many developed countries. Research performed so far has shown that concrete
made with aggregate obtained from cooper slag instead of natural aggregate can
be produced with good physical-mechanical properties for various applications. In
this work, a cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment of several concrete mixtures
where part of the coarse natural aggregate was replaced with copper slag aggregate
was performed. The conducted case study was based on Serbian LCI data and local
conditions in the vicinity of the town of Bor in Serbia. Results showed that such
concrete mixtures can bring environmental benefits regarding natural aggregate
preservation and waste reduction if the transport distance of copper slag aggregates
is smaller than 20 km. Therefore, from the environmental protection point–of-view,
local application of such concrete is recommended.
PB - DIMK. DGKS i Građevinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu
T2 - Building Materials and Structures
T1 - Environmental assessment of copper slag aggregate concrete
EP - 63
IS - 2
SP - 57
VL - 65
DO - 10.5937/GRMK2202057F
ER -
@article{
author = "Filipović, Sandra and Marinković, Snežana and Zakić, Dimitrije",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Due to the extremely large global production and utilization of concrete, the concrete
industry is considered a large consumer of energy and natural resources and one
of the main sources of greenhouse emissions and waste generation. Reducing its
impacts on the environment is one of the most important paths toward sustainable
construction development. Replacing cement and natural aggregates with byproducts and waste from other industries is one possible way of achieving this goal.
On the other hand, the disposal of industrial waste, which arises from the pyrometallurgical process of copper production, presents a significant environmental load in
many developed countries. Research performed so far has shown that concrete
made with aggregate obtained from cooper slag instead of natural aggregate can
be produced with good physical-mechanical properties for various applications. In
this work, a cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment of several concrete mixtures
where part of the coarse natural aggregate was replaced with copper slag aggregate
was performed. The conducted case study was based on Serbian LCI data and local
conditions in the vicinity of the town of Bor in Serbia. Results showed that such
concrete mixtures can bring environmental benefits regarding natural aggregate
preservation and waste reduction if the transport distance of copper slag aggregates
is smaller than 20 km. Therefore, from the environmental protection point–of-view,
local application of such concrete is recommended.",
publisher = "DIMK. DGKS i Građevinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu",
journal = "Building Materials and Structures",
title = "Environmental assessment of copper slag aggregate concrete",
pages = "63-57",
number = "2",
volume = "65",
doi = "10.5937/GRMK2202057F"
}
Filipović, S., Marinković, S.,& Zakić, D.. (2022). Environmental assessment of copper slag aggregate concrete. in Building Materials and Structures
DIMK. DGKS i Građevinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu., 65(2), 57-63.
https://doi.org/10.5937/GRMK2202057F
Filipović S, Marinković S, Zakić D. Environmental assessment of copper slag aggregate concrete. in Building Materials and Structures. 2022;65(2):57-63.
doi:10.5937/GRMK2202057F .
Filipović, Sandra, Marinković, Snežana, Zakić, Dimitrije, "Environmental assessment of copper slag aggregate concrete" in Building Materials and Structures, 65, no. 2 (2022):57-63,
https://doi.org/10.5937/GRMK2202057F . .
