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A Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) approach based on mineralization of fines derived from con...
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Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) is a proven technology, but until now WHR uptake has been limited.
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Each of the process steps has specific energy requirements and consumption patterns, as well as v...
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Concrete has been the only feasible groundworks option for highways contractors for many years, t...
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Cement, the main component of concrete, is one of the most important materials for all kinds of c...
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BIM technology can use several techniques to provide support, that is, construction simulation, i...
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Reducing CO2 emissions in cement production is one of the most important challenges facing the in...
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The modular construction approach—in which a building’s large-scale modularized compo...
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The first major use of alternative fuels in the cement manufacturing industry emerged during the ...
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10% of CO2 emissions related to cement production result from transportation and electrical power...
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Industrial gases hold the key to several incremental and deep decarbonisation technologies which ...
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Current clinker material for cement uses limestone and clay, the processing of which releases hug...
Read More...Use of fly ash as a raw material for clinker production
Current use of limestone has challenges in the case of making high performance cement, associated...
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With the emerging need for eco-friendly cement, cement industries are exploring sustainable alter...
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Manufacture of eco-friendly cement demands the need for huge quantities of fossil free raw materi...
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Calcined shale is a naturally occuring earthen material similar to calcined clay that are process...
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Waste glass from industries as well as communities is a physical hazard causing damages to humans...
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Silica fume is a byproduct of producing silicon metal or ferrosilicon alloys. One of the most ben...
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Cement production accounts for 8% of global emissions, and it will rise as nations get richer and...
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Over the past decade, concrete technology has expanded for multiple applications with the introdu...
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Limestone is a widely used raw material in the manufacture of cement. However, considering the CO...
Read More...Belite Ye’elimite-Ferrite (BYF) as a substitute for Portland cement
Cement production accounts for 8% of global emissions. With growing demands for eco-friendly ceme...
Read More...Post combustion CO2 capture for cement industries
Post-combustion capture refers to capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from a flue gas generated after ...
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Oxyfuel combustion is one of the leading technologies considered for capturing CO2 from power pla...
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Emissions from cement industries are a major threat for the environment and companies are explori...
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