Recently, a Swiss consortium led by specialists from the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne reported on finalizing the first phase of development of a new and green cement mix. According to the developers of this technology, the mixture will significantly reduce the carbon footprint left by the industrial concrete industry. There is every reason to believe that the cut will be up to 40 percent, which is significant.
As we know, cement production factories have the official status of issuers of at least 10 percent of the total volume of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere. At the same time, cement is very popular, mainly because of its stability.
The green cement now developed by Swiss specialists with the participation of their counterparts in India, Cuba and Brazil has all chances to become a complete replacement for approximately 50 percent of the standard volume of Portland construction cement used right now.
The innovative mix that the developers and construction companies in Denver area call LC3 (Limestone Calcined Clay Cement) has in its composition crushed limestone and burned clay. Limestone is known as a common material extracted in quarries. Specialists have established that the calcined clay reacts with limestone calcium carbonate. The result of this reaction is the formation of a cement paste, very solid due to the minimum porosity.
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