Environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain – a case study
The beginning of the twenty-first century saw a surge in the growth of construction industry, particularly the housing sector in India. This led to the growing demand of ceramic tiles. This growth is responsible for large-scale consumption of natural resources and generation of solid waste. The obje...
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| description | The beginning of the twenty-first century saw a surge in the growth of construction industry, particularly the housing sector in India. This led to the growing demand of ceramic tiles. This growth is responsible for large-scale consumption of natural resources and generation of solid waste. The objective of this paper is to assess the environmental impact of vitrified ceramic floor tile supply chain by performing life cycle assessment (LCA) following international standards of ISO 14040 series guidelines. The impact has been determined by conducting a LCA using Umberto NXT software (eco-invent 3.0 database) with ReCiPe endpoint and midpoint methods. It has been found that the manufacturing stage of supply chain is generating highest impact on environment in all the categories. Impact analysis of different input resources/material shows that red oxide used in glaze preparation, electricity in manufacturing, packaging material, distribution by trucks, installation of tiles using concrete and disposal of packaging material are responsible for most of the environmental impact. This study will offer the essential quantitative assessment to recognise the phases and materials which are highly responsible for the degradation of environment so that appropriate interventions by the different stakeholders can be planed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e624787b6e344baea4c51fffffac19b72023-09-21T15:17:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Sustainable Engineering1939-70381939-70462018-05-0111321121610.1080/19397038.2017.13943981394398Environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain – a case studyKuldip Singh Sangwan0Kailash Choudhary1Chirag Batra2Birla Institute of Technology and Science PilaniBirla Institute of Technology and Science PilaniBirla Institute of Technology and Science PilaniThe beginning of the twenty-first century saw a surge in the growth of construction industry, particularly the housing sector in India. This led to the growing demand of ceramic tiles. This growth is responsible for large-scale consumption of natural resources and generation of solid waste. The objective of this paper is to assess the environmental impact of vitrified ceramic floor tile supply chain by performing life cycle assessment (LCA) following international standards of ISO 14040 series guidelines. The impact has been determined by conducting a LCA using Umberto NXT software (eco-invent 3.0 database) with ReCiPe endpoint and midpoint methods. It has been found that the manufacturing stage of supply chain is generating highest impact on environment in all the categories. Impact analysis of different input resources/material shows that red oxide used in glaze preparation, electricity in manufacturing, packaging material, distribution by trucks, installation of tiles using concrete and disposal of packaging material are responsible for most of the environmental impact. This study will offer the essential quantitative assessment to recognise the phases and materials which are highly responsible for the degradation of environment so that appropriate interventions by the different stakeholders can be planed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2017.1394398life cycle assessmentsustainable supply chainceramic tiles |
| spellingShingle | Kuldip Singh Sangwan Kailash Choudhary Chirag Batra Environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain – a case study International Journal of Sustainable Engineering life cycle assessment sustainable supply chain ceramic tiles |
| title | Environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain – a case study |
| title_full | Environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain – a case study |
| title_fullStr | Environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain – a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain – a case study |
| title_short | Environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain – a case study |
| title_sort | environmental impact assessment of a ceramic tile supply chain a case study |
| topic | life cycle assessment sustainable supply chain ceramic tiles |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2017.1394398 |
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