Research Article

Economic and Environmental Evaluation and Optimal Ratio of Natural and Recycled Aggregate Production

Table 1

Scenarios, phases, and used conversion factors of the study.

#PhasesEnergy sourceFinal to primary energy factorCO2 emission factor

Scenario  1Step  1 = extraction & miningDiesel0.0863.032
Step  2 = crushing & screeningElectricity0.291.2
Scenario  2Step  1 = precrushingDiesel0.0863.032
Step  2 = crushing & screeningElectricity0.291.2