ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Economic and Environmental Analysis of Asphalt Pavement Incorporating Sugar Cane Bagasse Bio-Oil with a Life Cycle Cost Perspective
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Doctoral Student, School of Highway Engineering, Chang’an University,Xi’an, PR China
 
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Doctoral Student, State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Geotechnics and Tunnelling, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
 
 
Submission date: 2024-06-08
 
 
Final revision date: 2024-08-01
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-08-15
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-10-28
 
 
Corresponding author
Basit Ali   

School of Highways Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an,PR, China, Chang’an University Middle Section of Nan'er Huan , 710064, Xi’an, China
 
 
Peilong Li   

Doctoral Student, School of Highway Engineering, Chang’an University,Xi’an, PR China
 
 
 
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This study assesses the economic and environmental impacts of incorporating sugar cane bagasse (SCB) bio-oil (BO), particularly BO derived from sugar cane waste, as a partial replacement for bitumen in asphalt pavement construction. The research focuses on evaluating material costs, construction costs, production costs, and life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) alongside environmental considerations. Four different percentages of BO (0%, 3%, 6%, and 9%) were evaluated. Total material costs rise with the percentage of BO replacement, while construction costs decrease. Production costs also increase across different higher replacement percentages of BO. The total life cycle cost of asphalt pavements decreases as the percentage of BO increases. Higher BO replacement percentages lead to reduced carbon emissions, indicating improved environmental sustainability. Incorporating BO offers potential cost savings in bitumen expenses, with greater reductions observed at higher replacement percentages. This study emphasizes the significant potential of BO for enhancing the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of asphalt pavement construction.
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