MICROSURFACING FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE: ECO-EFFICIENT STRATEGY Koichi Takamura, Kar P. Lok (BASF Corporation) Rolf Wittlinger (BASF-AG) Back to VSS Technology Papers Library NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE VS. ECONOMICAL STRENGTH A CHANGING BUSINESS LANDSCAPE Need to support population growth and rapid economic development Environmental focus being shifted from pollution prevention to “Sustainable Development” BASF ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS A Decision Tool for Sustainable Development BASF ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS Goal: To offer customers the best possible alternatives with the least environmental impact at the best cost. The analysis focuses on: Optimum performance Raw material and energy consumption Recycling and disposal Ecological and economic advantages “CRADLE TO GRAVE” EVALUATION ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS Part 1: Environmental Impact ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS Part 2: Economical Consideration BASF ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS Introduced by BASF in 1996 Has been used to identify opportunities for improving the ecological and economic profile of more than 100 different products and processes Example of BASF Eco-Efficiency Analysis Indigo Dye Production and Dyeing Process Indigo from Plants Indigo from Biotechnological Process Indigo from Electrochemical Process Energy consumption of Indigo dyeing Ecological Fingerprint of Indigo dyeing Ecoefficiency portfolio of Indigo dyeing Eco-Efficiency Analysis for Preventive Maintenance Initiate studies - Fall 1998 Obtain Raw Data - Spring 1999 Review the 1st Draft with Akzo Nobel - Spring 2000 Jim Wright, Ken Kilheffer, Alan James 2nd Draft of Eco-Efficiency Analysis Completed - Summer 2000 2nd Draft Review at Brainstorming Meeting - Fall 2000 Barry Dunn, Viking Construction Darren Hazlett, Texas DOT Gary Fitts, Asphalt Institute Nigel Kerrison, CSR Emoleum Akzo Nobel Jim Wright, Ken Kilheffer, D. Harold Dodd, Julia Wates, Alan James, James Anagnos Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Myles McKemie, Gaylon Baumgardner, David Stroud, Mark Ishee, Kyle Cook, Jorge Casaubon BASF Rolf Wittlinger, Jerome Pye, Thomas Hoenle, John Berry, Dieter Urban, Kar Lok, Robert Racz, Koichi Takamura Eco-Efficiency Analysis: Brainstorming Meeting - Fall 2000 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 10 Years After Construction Expected Life and Cost: Three Maintenance Strategies ECO-EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS “CRADLE TO GRAVE” ASSESSMENT RAW MATERIAL USAGE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IMPACT ANALYSIS: GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL, PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE CREATION POTENTIAL, ACIDIFICATION POTENTIAL EMISSIONS INTO WATER, WASTE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE ECO-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO ECO-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO: SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS CONCLUDING REMARKS Eco-efficiency Analysis provides integrated assessment of preventive maintenance technologies. Microsurfacing appears to have the least environment impact with competitive costs among the three alternatives studied. less materials being used less transportation lower emissions Further improvement in microsurfacing technologies could lead to significant cost and environmental advantages ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Akzo Nobel Asphalt Institute CSR Emoleum Ergon Texas DOT BASF Corporation POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACT RISK POTENTIAL Back to VSS Technology Papers Library Copyright © 2000 Valley Slurry Seal Co All Rights Reserved.