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Basalt-powered cement process could slash energy use and CO2 emissions by 80%

Scientists are proposing a new way to make cement by replacing limestone with volcanic ...

Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions

Cement production alone currently accounts for about 8 percent of global CO 2 emissions, so considerable effort is going into ...
University of California

Basalt could be the key to greener and cheaper cement

Producing cement from silicate rocks rather than limestone could lower both energy requirements and carbon dioxide emissions, ...
Chemical Engineering

SaltX and Holcim confirm cement clinker production using new fully electrified process

Salt X Technology AB and Holcim have, within the framework of their joint development collaboration, successfully and ...
New Atlas

Revolutionary "true zero carbon" cement uses electrolysis, not furnaces

So the reality is, in the short term, the process is a little bit more expensive, but at least for our first first full-scale manufacturing facility, we anticipate that our cost will be less than the ...
New Scientist

Zero-carbon cement process could slash emissions from construction

A new technique can produce cement using waste from demolished buildings, which researchers say could save billions of tonnes of carbon by 2050. “We have definitely proved that cement can be recycled ...
JEC Composites

Coprocessing end-of-life composite materials in cement: a unique proposition

One technology that is currently directly available is coprocessing in cement manufacturing. This offers a unique waste management solution, where the material is simultaneously used as both a highly ...