Title: Sustainable and cleaner stone wool production with double density layered manufacturing

Authors: Enis Selcuk Altuntop; Dogan Erdemir

Addresses: Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Nigde, Turkey ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

Abstract: This paper uses numerical analysis and experimental results to show how density-layered stone wool production can help us save carbon emissions while maintaining the same product quality. This new product can save up to 44% of raw materials, energy, and carbon emissions spent. Making it more common will drop stone wool prices and make energy consumption even smaller. Even though there are many applications for using stone wool, the main product scope is heat insulation for construction. Density layered stone wool will make a game-changer effect.

Keywords: stone wool; rock wool; heat insulation; density-layered insulation material; heat conduction; integrated chain management; life-cycle accounting; environmental management; life cycle assessment; LCA.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2023.132275

International Journal of Global Warming, 2023 Vol.30 No.4, pp.386 - 400

Received: 01 Jun 2022
Received in revised form: 23 Aug 2022
Accepted: 06 Sep 2022
Published online: 14 Jul 2023 *

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