Banca de DEFESA: Mario Rene Rivera Osorto

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STUDENT : Mario Rene Rivera Osorto
DATE: 16/02/2023
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: TEAMS
TITLE:

Environmental Impact of Pavements with the Addition of Recycled Post-Consumer Polyethylene Terephthalate (RPET) through the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methodology

KEY WORDS:

life-cycle assessment (LCA); pavements; sustainability; recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (RPET); hot mix asphalt (HMA)

PAGES: 100
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia Civil
SUMMARY:

The present study presents a cradle-to-built life cycle assessment (LCA) for a road pavements structure of hot mixed asphalt (HMA) with recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) addition through the “dry” process using a comparison analysis between declared units equivalent of 1 ton of produced mix and functional units equivalent of 1 m2 pavement variants under the Brazilian “National Design Methodology” (MeDiNa), in contrast with a conventional mix variant. The Tool TRACI 2.0 for reducing and assessing chemical and other environmental impacts was applied for each alternative, assessing the impacts into categories such as acidification, eutrophication, freshwater ecotoxicity, global warming potential, human health, ozone depletion, and smog formation. The life-cycle impact assessment results were interpreted through an internal normalization criteria and weighting rule, obtaining an environmental score for each alternative and allowing an easy stakeholder interpretation. Considering the better mechanical properties and overall functional performance of the HMA + RPET mixes, the functional unit comparison on LCA methodology results in savings in all environmental impact categories for each square meter of pavement constructed and ready to use.

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Interno - 1805002 - ANDRE LUIS BRASIL CAVALCANTE
Presidente - 1519113 - MICHELE DAL TOE CASAGRANDE