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. 2020 Mar 31;6(3):e03697. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03697

Table 2.

The inventory data of each life cycle stage of 1 m2geopolymer brick.

Item Unit The inventory data
Alkaline solution process Material preparation process Geopolymer processes Transportation process Utilization process Disposal
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