A new type of cement is currently being tested on a large scale in India. Known as LC3, this new blend substitutes up to half of the carbon intensive materials traditionally used to make cement in India A consortium of researchers from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne together with research […]
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A new, greener cement to meet future demand
An EPFL-led consortium is developing a new blend of cement that promises to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete by up to 40%. Now it has received financial backing from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to scale up its efforts. Cement production is responsible for almost ten […]
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The first Conference on Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete will take place on June 23rd – 25th 2015 at the. The Swiss Tech Convention Center The most promising route to improving the sustainability of Cement & Concrete is to blend Portland Cement Clinker with substitution materials often referred to as […]
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