Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Reusing Baghouse Dust in Asphalt Concrete: A Sustainable Approach

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the environmental impact of reusing baghouse dust in asphalt concrete production. Baghouse dust, a byproduct of asphalt creation, presents natural removal challenges; nonetheless, its true capacity reuse in asphalt concrete could give an economical solution. This study aims to survey and align the environmental and ecological implications of utilizing varying extents of baghouse dust in asphalt mix combinations. This research review starts by describing the physical and chemical properties of baghouse dust. In this way, substantial samples were ready and prepared with various percentage rates of baghouse residue to examine the effect on the mechanical properties of the mix. The discoveries demonstrate that consolidating baghouse dust into asphalt cement mostly decreases peak stress and strength qualities characteristics. As far as the environmental and ecological effect, the investigation analysis shows that utilizing baghouse residue can decrease in general energy utilization and discharge emissions. The energy utilization rate diminished from 500 MJ/ton for ordinary conventional asphalt to 400 MJ/ton for asphalt with 20% baghouse residue, and CO2 emanations decreased from 120 kg/ton to 80 kg/ton for a similar correlation. Also, the squander and waste decrease was huge, with 200 tons/year saved at 10% baghouse dust and 400 tons/year at 20%. Asset resources proficiency likewise improved, with raw unrefined material savings investment funds of 150 tons/year at 10% baghouse dust and 300 tons/year at 20%. Notwithstanding this decrease, the mechanical properties stay within ranges for specific applications, proposing that baghouse dust residue can be effectively and successfully utilized in non-basic underlying structural layers of asphalts.