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New cement process developed by scientists that slashes energy use by 70%

A new cement-making process could sharply reduce pollution from one of the world's most carbon-intensive industries. In a study published May 13 in ACS Energy Letters, researchers described an ...
TreeHugger

New Sublime Process Decarbonizes Cement With Low-Carbon Lime

One of the biggest problems in dealing with carbon dioxide emissions is the making of the key component of cement: lime (calcium oxide). Now, a small company with the cute name Sublime Systems appears ...
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 ...

First Graphene eyes China cement growth - ICYMI

First Graphene Ltd (ASX:FGR, OTCQB:FGPHF, FRA:M11) earlier this week said it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ...
The Michigan Daily

UMich study uses electrochemical process to create sustainable cement

Researchers from the University of Michigan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Northwestern University and the California Institute of Technology recently developed a new cement manufacturing ...
Phys.org

Scientists say they can make zero-emission cement

Researchers on Wednesday said they were a step closer to solving one of the trickiest problems in tackling climate change—how to keep making cement despite its enormous carbon footprint. In a world ...