New Atlas8h
Cement sand substitute made directly from seawater, electricity and CO2
This strange white paste might not look like much, but it might help solve the sand shortage, while making the cement ...
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering6h
New Carbon-Negative Material Could Make Concrete and Cement More Sustainable
The innovative process developed by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez converts CO2 into solid, durable, ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN1d
Scientists electrify seawater to create carbon-sucking cement for greener cities
The study is inspired by nature, mimicking how coral and mollusks create their shells. The process replaces the biological ...
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Electrification and carbon capture can make cement production more energy-efficient and sustainable
Concrete is the world's most widely used building material—but the production of cement, its key component, generates ...
Nature23d
We use 30 billion tonnes of concrete each year — here’s how to make it sustainable
Extraction of the minerals and other materials used to make concrete is also environmentally unfriendly. For example, around 50 billion tonnes of sand and gravel 1, and more than 5 billion tonnes ...