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Cement Manufacturing
(a) Carbon8 Systems to Deploy Carbon Capture Technology at Vicat Cement Plant Carbon8 Systems, a UK company that invented and owns a process that combines industrial waste residues or by-products with captured CO2 emissions to produce high-value, lightweight construction aggregates, has signed a commercial agreement with the Vicat Group cement company. Carbon8 Systems will deploy its technology at Vicat’s Montalieu cement plant, near Lyon in France. Read more.
Concrete, Mineral and Chemical Admixtures
(a) US Air Force Engineers Develop Rapid-Curing Concrete Patch Patent examiners granted the U.S. Air Force a 20-year utility patent for a strong, quick-setting concrete using fly ash. Read more.
(c) Researchers in Australia Help Battle Sewer Corrosion This novel method controls microbial concrete corrosion in sewers by using a brand new, low-cost and environmentally-friendly antimicrobial agent: free nitrous acid (FNA). Read more.
(d) Sustainable Shotcrete Mix Designs for Tunnels with Longer Service Life Granulated blast furnace slag, in combination with other supplementary cementitious materials, is an effective way of increasing resistance against sulphate attack. Readmore.
(e) Recycled Concrete Can Outperform Traditional Construction Researchers at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering conducted side-by-side comparisons of recycled and conventional concrete within two common applications—a building foundation and a municipal sidewalk. They found that the recycled concrete had comparable strength and durability after five years of being in service. Read more.
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concrete using mineral admixtures. For each mineral admixture, the book looks
at manufacturing and processing, physical characteristics, chemical and
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examines the provisions of national standards on the admixture’s addition to
cement and concrete. Offering a deeper understanding of mineral admixtures, it
encourages engineers to more effectively use these and other wastes in cement
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(b) No-Fines Concrete (NFC) Among the main advantages of NFC is economy in materials, higher thermal insulating values, lower shrinkage, and lower unit weight and density. It is mainly used for load-bearing cast-in-place external walls of single storey and multi-storey housing, small retaining walls or damp-proofing sub-base material for concrete floors cast on grade. Readmore.
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