New electrochemical process using electricity and recycled cement reduces manufacturing emissions by 98%
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Scientists at the University of British Columbia have developed a new method for manufacturing cement that uses electricity and recycled cement to reduce carbon emissions by 98%. The process, published in ACS Energy Letters, incorporates a preheating electrochemical conversion step that significantly lowers the extreme heating requirements traditionally needed for cement production. This innovation addresses the cement industry's massive carbon footprint, which rivals that of the aviation industry.
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However, its manufacturing process has also made it a wrecking ball on the environment, with a carbon footprint that rivals that of the aviation industry.
Scientists from the University of British Columbia have devised a method that dramatically cuts cement's carbon footprint using electricity.
Cement has been a vital building block in shaping civilization. However, its manufacturing process has also made it a wrecking ball on the environment. Scientists have devised a method that dramatically cuts cement’s carbon footprint via electricity.
