Table 2.
The inventory data of each life cycle stage of 1 m2geopolymer brick.
| Item | Unit | The inventory data |
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| Alkaline solution process | Material preparation process | Geopolymer processes | Transportation process | Utilization process | Disposal | ||
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Inputs | |||||||
| WFS | kg | - | 28.8 | - | - | - | - |
| FA | kg | - | 21.6 | - | - | - | - |
| EAF slag | kg | - | 21.6 | - | - | - | - |
| NaOH | kg | 2.04 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Na2SiO3 | kg | 20.80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diesel | kg | - | 5.81 | - | 0.85 | - | 0.85 |
| Brick | unit | - | - | - | 400 | 400 | - |
| Sand | kg | - | - | - | - | 40 | - |
| Water | l | 6.36 | - | 15 | - | 10 | - |
| Electricity | kWh | 5.1 | 3.91 | 0.16 | - | - | - |
| Air pollution | |||||||
| NOx | kg | - | 1.03 × 10−4 | - | 1.49 × 10−5 | - | 1.49 × 10−5 |
| CO | kg | - | 1.32 × 10−5 | - | 1.92 × 10−6 | - | 1.92 × 10−6 |
| NMVOC | kg | - | 5.00 × 10−6 | - | 7.28 × 10−7 | - | 7.28 × 10−7 |
| SOx | kg | - | 9.41 × 10−6 | - | 1.37 × 10−6 | - | 1.37 × 10−6 |
| TSP | kg | - | 4.00 × 10−6 | - | 5.83 × 10−7 | - | 5.83 × 10−7 |
| PM10 | kg | - | 4.00 × 10−6 | - | 5.83 × 10−7 | - | 5.83 × 10−7 |
| PM2.5 | kg | - | 4.00 × 10−6 | - | 5.83 × 10−7 | - | 5.83 × 10−7 |
| Pb | kg | - | 1.60 × 10−11 | - | 2.33 × 10−12 | - | 2.33 × 10−12 |
| Cd | kg | - | 1.20 × 10−12 | - | 1.75 × 10−13 | - | 1.75 × 10−13 |
| Hg | kg | - | 2.40 × 10−11 | - | 3.50 × 10−12 | - | 3.50 × 10−12 |
| As | kg | - | 6.00 × 10−12 | - | 8.74 × 10−13 | - | 8.74 × 10−13 |
| Cr | kg | - | 4.00 × 10−11 | - | 5.83 × 10−12 | - | 5.83 × 10−12 |
| Cu | kg | - | 4.40 × 10−11 | - | 6.41 × 10−12 | - | 6.41 × 10−12 |
| Ni | kg | - | 1.60 × 10−12 | - | 2.33 × 10−13 | - | 2.33 × 10−13 |
| Se | kg | - | 2.20 × 10−11 | - | 3.20 × 10−12 | - | 3.20 × 10−12 |
| Zn | kg | - | 5.80 × 10−9 | - | 8.45 × 10−10 | - | 8.45 × 10−10 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | kg | - | 3.80 × 10−10 | - | 5.54 × 10−11 | - | 5.54 × 10−11 |
| Benzo(b)floranthene | kg | - | 3.00 × 10−9 | - | 4.37 × 10−10 | - | 4.37 × 10−10 |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | kg | - | 3.40 × 10−10 | - | 4.95 × 10−11 | - | 4.95 × 10−11 |
| Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | kg | - | 3.00 × 10−10 | - | 4.37 × 10−11 | - | 4.37 × 10−11 |