Life cycle assessment of steel balls

Loice Gudukeya; Charles Mbohwa

doi:10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093841

Life cycle assessment of steel balls

Loice Gudukeya
, Charles Mbohwa

Quality and Operations Management

University of Johannesburg

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Global warming effects have become very apparent in many parts of the world causing governments to force their industries to be environmentally conscious. Small individual contributions will help abate global warming. The steel industry, if left unattended, has great potential of releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In this paper a life cycle assessment (LCA) for steel balls used as grinding media in mines that are produced at Craster International in Zimbabwe is discussed. Knowing the life cycle environmental impacts of the steel balls is very important since they produce greenhouse gases in their production. The emitted carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides and other trace greenhouse gases have adverse effects on flora, fauna, water bodies and humans. Interviews, questionnaire and direct observation and measurements were used to generate the data. The data is analyzed and a new LCA diagram from the results of the research and recommendations was made.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479960651
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093841
Publication status	Published - 23 Apr 2015
Event	5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2015 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: 3 Mar 2015 → 5 Mar 2015

Publication series

Name	IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding

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Conference	5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2015
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Period	3/03/15 → 5/03/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

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Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Management Science and Operations Research

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Gudukeya, L., & Mbohwa, C. (2015). Life cycle assessment of steel balls. In IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding Article 7093841 (IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093841

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Gudukeya L, Mbohwa C. Life cycle assessment of steel balls. In IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. 7093841. (IEOM 2015 - 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Proceeding). doi: 10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093841

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