Sistema de aproveitamento de perlita expandida dos processos criogênicos - Estudo de Caso - Rio de Janeiro/RJ

Abstract

The world population growth and a consumerist society, led to a predatory exploration of natural resources of the planet, which can cause risk to the balance of environmental reserves and an extreme consequence to the survival of human species. The pressure of a more active civil society in environmental issues, engaged organizations and active world leaders have positively influenced the business environment to an agenda with the sustainability concept permanently present in 21st century business. This concept determines that business activities should be concerned necessarily with people, the planet and not only with profit. The international legislation and subsequently the Brazilian one with Law n° 12.305 sanctioning on July 8th, 2010 instituted the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS), recognized the need of support of private companies in the management of their solid waste, which specifically treats in its ninth article the real need of concrete actions of non-generation, reduction, reuse, recycling, solid waste treatment and adequate final disposal. The objective of this research is to propose an evaluation of expanded perlite use in its cryogenic processes in situations of maintenance of industrial plants which has no utility to correct environmental destination by other companies for the benefit of society. The methodological approach used was qualitative with exploratory and descriptive character, applied in a case study. It was sought in the market alternatives to use of expanded perlite, potential partners and it was achieved in a consistent way, the use in industrial washes of jeans-type fabrics. The author got viability of perlite with consistent results in reuse of approximately 100 tons.