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Sustainable Design and Operation of the Cement Industry

Avetisyan, Hakob G.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1225820445

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2008, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Civil Engineering (Engineering and Technology).
The world consumption of cement is rising at an increasing rate creating significant levels of pollution. Therefore, cement production is considered one of the major contributors to environmental pollution and the area that requires implementation of more efficient sustainability practices. Thus, this research defines the concept of sustainability for the cement industry at the project and operation levels. Commonly used sustainability practices also were investigated in order to determine why they are being used, how they are being used, and what the potential benefits of their use are for firms in cement industry. The research will benefit members of the cement producing industry by providing them with information that will allow them to make more informed decisions on whether to implement sustainability practices in projects. The research focuses on methods of material and energy balance calculations and the economic analysis of the cement production, using the economic-mathematical model of Life Cycle-Cost analysis (LCC). The economic-mathematical model developed in this research is useful both for existing cement plants and for those that will be constructed in the future. The model calculates the optimal production of cement that provides minimum LCC.
Ben J. Stuart, PhD (Advisor)
507 p.
Civil Engineering
Cement Production; Economic-Mathematical Model; Life Cycle Cost; Emission Constraints; Optimal Production; Linear Model

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  • Avetisyan, H. G. (2008). Sustainable Design and Operation of the Cement Industry [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1225820445

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Avetisyan, Hakob. Sustainable Design and Operation of the Cement Industry. 2008. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1225820445.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Avetisyan, Hakob. "Sustainable Design and Operation of the Cement Industry." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1225820445

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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