{"title":"Dynamic assessment of life cycle carbon emissions and economic benefits of surfactant foam warm recycled asphalt pavement","authors":"Yang Sun , Zhuohui Tao , Rui Hou , Lin Wen","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108092","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The application of surfactant foam warm recycled asphalt pavement (SFWRAP) is a promising trend in sustainable road construction, but its environmental impacts and economic benefits remain unclear. This paper developed a comprehensive framework integrating Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Cost Analysis, and established an uncertainty evaluation model. This framework was used to analyze the environmental impacts and economic benefits of SFWRAP. The results demonstrated that in both static and dynamic models, SFWRAP emitted 922.34 t-CO<sub>2</sub>-eq and 912.39 t-CO<sub>2</sub>-eq less than hot recycled asphalt pavement. Furthermore, the carbon emissions of the dynamic model were lower than those of the static model, underscoring the significance of considering the time effect. Additionally, the economic benefits of SFWRAP were significantly greater than those of conventional hot mix asphalt pavement and hot recycled asphalt pavement, with total costs reduced by 24.01 % and 4.88 %, respectively. The maximum deviation between the simulated mean and the actual calculated value was only 0.8225 %, further confirming the high reliability of the carbon emissions calculation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 108092"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195925525002896","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The application of surfactant foam warm recycled asphalt pavement (SFWRAP) is a promising trend in sustainable road construction, but its environmental impacts and economic benefits remain unclear. This paper developed a comprehensive framework integrating Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Cost Analysis, and established an uncertainty evaluation model. This framework was used to analyze the environmental impacts and economic benefits of SFWRAP. The results demonstrated that in both static and dynamic models, SFWRAP emitted 922.34 t-CO2-eq and 912.39 t-CO2-eq less than hot recycled asphalt pavement. Furthermore, the carbon emissions of the dynamic model were lower than those of the static model, underscoring the significance of considering the time effect. Additionally, the economic benefits of SFWRAP were significantly greater than those of conventional hot mix asphalt pavement and hot recycled asphalt pavement, with total costs reduced by 24.01 % and 4.88 %, respectively. The maximum deviation between the simulated mean and the actual calculated value was only 0.8225 %, further confirming the high reliability of the carbon emissions calculation.
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Environmental Impact Assessment Review is an interdisciplinary journal that serves a global audience of practitioners, policymakers, and academics involved in assessing the environmental impact of policies, projects, processes, and products. The journal focuses on innovative theory and practice in environmental impact assessment (EIA). Papers are expected to present innovative ideas, be topical, and coherent. The journal emphasizes concepts, methods, techniques, approaches, and systems related to EIA theory and practice.