Impact of Circular, Waste-Heat Reuse Pathways on PM<sub>2.5</sub>-Air Quality, CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions, and Human Health in India: Comparison with Material Exchange Potential
Raj M. Lal, Kushal Tibrewal, Chandra Venkataraman, Kangkang Tong, Andrew Fang, Qiao Ma, Shuxiao Wang, Jennifer Kaiser, Anu Ramaswami, Armistead G. Russell
Abstract
emissions reduced <0.04% by DHSs but showed larger reductions using ORCs (1.9-7.4%). Coal fly-ash as material exchange in cement and brick production was assessed, and capacity exists to completely reutilize unused fly-ash toward cement and brick production in each of the scenarios.
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ReuseElectricityEnvironmental scienceWaste managementAir quality indexCoalWaste heatPopulationEnvironmental engineeringHeat exchangerEngineeringEnvironmental protectionMeteorologyGeographyEnvironmental healthMechanical engineeringMedicineElectrical engineeringEnergy and Environment ImpactsAir Quality and Health ImpactsEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies