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Calcined shale for making cement

Calcined shale is a naturally occuring earthen material similar to calcined clay that are processed under heat to stabilize their structure and thus has the potential to be used as a raw material for cement manufacturing. Use of calcined shale not only reduces the raw material costs but also enhances early age compressive strength of cement.

Relevant for

  • Industrial EHS professional
  • Operations & maintenance professional

Innovation sector

  • Environmental sciences
  • Material sciences

Web Resources

Calcined Shale as Low Cost Supplementary Cementitious Material

01-05-2015

Source: University of Texas

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Calcined shale as supplementary cementitious materials - natural polozzans

01-09-2017

Source: Natural Precast Concrete Association

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Concretes with Calcined Clay and Calcined Shale: Workability, Mechanical, and Transport Properties

01-08-2020

Source: National University, Argentina

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Domain

Energy Efficiency

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

Corporate researcher

Industry

Cement