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Emissions and Energy in the Asphalt Paving Industry
Chris Robinette
January 18, 2010
National Asphalt
Pavement Association
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?Question?
What are the considerations for HMA carbon
footprint?
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Life Cycle Assessment
Crude oil extraction and refiningAggregate extraction and processingTransportation of raw materialsPlant productionTransportation of finished productPlacement
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?Question?
Why is our carbon
footprint important?
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Environmental Awareness
“US to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emiss ions”
“EPA Says Greenhouse Gases Endanger Human Heal th”
“Governor, Legis la tors Unvei l P lan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases”
“Uni ted Nat ions Framework Convent ion on Cl imate Change”
“Obama Vows Greenhouse Gas Emiss ion Cuts”
“Obama to go to Copenhagen wi th Emiss ions Target”
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?Question?
How is HMA carbon footprint
information being used?
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Instances of Use
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)Residential customer purchase of carbon offset
Promotion of alternative technologiesWarm mix asphalt for Sacramento Regional
Transit AuthorityRAP in HMA for various agenciesHot in-place recycling on SR 542 (Washington)
Promotion of Green activitiesMarvin M Black Award - AGC
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Information Sources
NCHRP 214
Colas Group
PaLATE Athena Contractor Data
1980 2003 2003 2006 2009
Energy Consumption, Btu
X X X X X
Emissions Generation, CO2eq
X X X X
Conservation of Resources, ton
X
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Upstream – To Produce One Ton of Material*
Asphalt Binder600,000 to 4,200,000-Btu280 to 675-lb CO2eq
Aggregate15,000 to 52,000-Btu3 to 20-lb CO2eq
*Values based on multiple references
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Haul distanceMethod of transportation
Truck – 155-ton-miles/gallon – 25-tons/truckRail – 436-ton-miles/gallon – 143-tons/carBarge – 576-ton-miles/gallon – 1,500-tons/boat
Type of fuel consumedDiesel
~139,000-Btu/gallon ~22.6-lbs CO2eq/gallon
Gasoline~124,000-Btu/gallon ~20.0-lbs CO2eq/gallon
Transportation of Raw Materials and Finished Product
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Plant CO2 Emissions, lb/ton
*Based on EPA AP-42 Emission Factors for a drum mix hot plant
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Equipment compositionType of equipment enginesProductivityFuel used
Placement
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?Question?
What is the benefit to
using RAP?
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RAP in HMA – Emissions & Energy Analysis*
Material / Process Recycled Material
Content, %
Recycled Asphalt Binder
Content, %
Emissions, Approx.
CO2eq/ton
Energy, Approx. Btu/ton
Conventional HMA 0 0 104.89 533,333
RAP
15 4 98.59 501,778
15 5 97.76 495,544
25 4 94.39 480,741
25 5 93.01 470,352
*percent savings in comparison to conventional alternative
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RAP in HMA – Natural Resource Analysis*
Material / Process Recycled Material
Content, %
Recycled Asphalt Binder
Content, %
Asphalt, ton/ton
Agg, ton/ton
Conventional HMA 0 0 - -
RAP
15 4 11.5 15.1
15 5 14.4 15.0
25 4 19.2 25.3
25 5 24.0 25.1
*percent savings in comparison to conventional alternative
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?Question?
What about warm mix and
asphalt shingles?
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Shingles & WMA – Emissions & Energy Analysis*
Material / Process Recycled Material
Content, %
Recycled Asphalt Binder
Content, %
Emissions, Approx.
CO2eq/ton
Energy, Approx. Btu/ton
Conventional HMA 0 0 104.89 533,333
Post Industrial Asphalt Shingles**
5.0 18.0 98.94 493,724
5.0 23.0 97.29 481,256
Post Consumer Asphalt Shingles**
5.0 32.0 95.09 464,633
5.0 40.0 92.89 448,009
Warm Mix Asphalt - - 102.90 510,977
*percent savings in comparison to conventional alternative**Effective contribution of asphalt binder from asphalt shingles will influence savings
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Shingles & WMA – Natural Resource Analysis*
Material / Process Recycled Material
Content, %
Recycled Asphalt Binder
Content, %
Asphalt, ton/ton
Agg, ton/ton
Conventional HMA 0 0 - -
Post Industrial Asphalt Shingles**
5.0 18.0 17.3 4.3
5.0 23.0 23.1 4.0
Post Consumer Asphalt Shingles**
5.0 32.0 30.8 3.6
5.0 40.0 38.5 3.2
Warm Mix Asphalt - - 0.0 0.0
*percent savings in comparison to conventional alternative**Effective contribution of asphalt binder from asphalt shingles will influence savings
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?Question?
Are there other considerations?
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Life Cycle Assessment Format
Reconstruction
M&F M&F M&F
CS
CS
CS CS
Salvage
IC
0 7 11 14 19 23 28 32 37 40
IC = Initial Cost CS = Crack Seal M&F = Mill & Fill
CS
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Expected Service Life
Representative Range
Representative Value
HMA 12 – 18 14
Fog Seal 1 – 3 2
Crack Sealing 2 – 5 4
Slurry Seal 3 – 7 5
Chip Seal 3 – 10 6
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Life Cycle Assessment
Similar approach to previously presentedConsiderations
Estimated lifePrice of rehabilitation/maintenanceDiscount rateAnalysis periodSalvage value – end of life
Additional savings seen in LCA
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?Question?
Are there other opportunities?
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OperationsRepresentative (Rep.) Range
Rep. Value (Value Used in
Analysis)
Cold Milling Asphalt Pavement 0.080 - 3.500 1.730 Hot Mix Asphalt 5.600 – 5.900 5.900 CIPR - Partial Depth 0.711 CIPR - Full Depth 0.900 – 4.100 1.354 HIPR – Remixing 2.341 Conventional Aggregate Base 1.400 – 1.600 1.553 Recycled Aggregate Base 1.436 Emulsion Stabilized Aggregate Base 2.457 Cement Stabilized Aggregate Base 4.200 - 5.200 4.700 Cement Treated Subgrade 1.868 Lime Treated Subgrade 1.421
Construction and Rehabilitation, CO 2eq /yd 2 -in
Operation Estimated Emissions Generation, lbs CO2eq/yd2-in
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OperationsRepresentative (Rep.) Range
Rep. Value (Value Used in Analysis)
Cold Milling Asphalt Pavement 1,000 – 2,500 1,800 Hot Mix Asphalt 27,000 – 34,000 30,000 CIPR - Partial Depth 3,000 – 24,000 12,000 CIPR - Full Depth 1,300 – 15,000 3,900 HIPR – Remixing 9,000 – 27,000 16,000 Conventional Aggregate Base 5,000 – 12,000 10,000 Recycled Aggregate Base 4,000 - 8,000 7,800 Emulsion Stabilized Aggregate Base 9,000 – 33,000 9,600 Cement Stabilized Aggregate Base 13,000 - 15,000 14,000 Cement Treated Subgrade 7,900 Lime Treated Subgrade 3,000 – 7,000 5,100
Construction and Rehabilitation, Btu/yd 2 -in
Operation Estimated Energy Consumption, Btu/yd2-in
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Material Stabilization
AASHTO 93’ Design GuideRepresentative layer coefficients
Untreated aggregate base – 0.14Recycled aggregate base – 0.16Emulsion stabilized aggregate base – 0.22Cement stabilized aggregate base – 0.22Cement stabilized subgrade – 0.16Lime stabilized subgrade – 0.15
Design equivalent pavement structuresLow volume facility
~1,000,000-ESALs
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HMA5.0-in
Conv. AB
11.0-in
Subgrade
Rec. AB9.5-in
Subgrade
Emul. Stab AB
7.0-in
Subgrade
Cement Stab
Subgrade9.5-in
Subgrade
Lime Stab
Subgrade10.0-in
Subgrade
Cement Stab AB
7.0-in
Subgrade
HMA5.0-in
HMA5.0-in
HMA5.0-in
HMA5.0-in
HMA5.0-in
Stabilization – Environmental Analysis
Energy, % Savings (measured in Btu/yd2)
- 12.3 5.5 -7.9 2.1 12.6
Emissions, % Savings (measured in CO2eq/yd2)
- 6.8 -0.2 -33.9 1.8 6.2
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HMA5.0-in
Conv. AB
11.0-in
Subgrade
Rec. AB9.5-in
Subgrade
Emul. Stab AB
7.0-in
Subgrade
Cement Stab
Subgrade9.5-in
Subgrade
Lime Stab
Subgrade10.0-in
Subgrade
Cement Stab AB
7.0-in
Subgrade
HMA5.0-in
HMA5.0-in
HMA5.0-in
HMA5.0-in
HMA5.0-in
Stabilization – Natural Resource Analysis
Asphalt Binder, % Savings (measured in ton/yd2)
- 0.0 -52.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aggregate, % Savings (measured in ton/yd2)
- 9.3 25.8 24.9 68.4 68.4
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Summary
Emissions is dependent upon fuel sourceBenefits of RAP are up stream of the hot
plantWarm mix asphalt reduces greenhouse
gas emissions and energy consumptionThere are other opportunities to be GreenWhy is this information important?
Painting the construction industry Green
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?Question?
What does
2,800 represent?
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What Produces More CO2?
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vs
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US Cattle (Beef & Dairy)
104,000,000-head of cattle in US (2007)
145,615,000-tons of CO2eq emitted annually
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University of Missouri - Columbia &US EPA
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Tale of the Tape
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vs
145,615,000-tons CO2eq/year 28,875,000-tons CO2eq/yearAssumes no RAP
Difference of 116,740,000-tons CO2eq/year
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What Can We Do to Reduce Global Warming?
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Questions