Scientists at Mexicos’s Cinvestav (Research and Advanced Studies Center), headed by Jose Ivan Escalante Garcia, have developed a geopolymer-based cement that actually results in producing reduced carbon-dioxide emissions and required lesser fossil fuel for the melting process plus it is even more durable and resistant than the regular cement that is used world-wide. Considering the spiraling industrialization and urbanization in the world, this new and environment-friendly cement is actually the need of the hour. The production of cement requires limestone, clay and shale to be heated up at a temperature of 1,450 degrees Celsius by using coke or coal – this manufacturing process releases CO2 emissions whereby every 1 kg of cement that is produced releases the same quantity of CO2 emissions! However, this new cement variant that is geopolymer based can be manufactured at half the temperature (750 degrees Celsius) and the by-products during the manufacturing process can actually be incorporated while producing this cement! A very eco-friendly option indeed! This innovation would be a big leap in the construction industry around the world as cement is the second most widely consumed product after water – nearly 2.5 billion tones of cement are produced around the world annually! Furthermore, this new eco-friendly cement claims to reduce the total costs of producing the cement (upto 50%) and the CO2 emissions can actually be reduced by 80% – truly a blessing for the well-being of our planet as well! Via: Latino Fox News
