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Does producing concrete use fossil fuels? Not for energy, but in the actual chemical process, like plastic does.
by StavrosK 6y ago
Does producing concrete use fossil fuels? Not for energy, but in the actual chemical process, like plastic does.
- Bjartr 6y agoCarbon dioxide is emitted as a by-product of clinker production, an intermediate product in cement manufacture, in which calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is calcinated and converted to lime (CaO), the primary component of cement.[1] [1] https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gp/bgp/3_1_Cement_Production.pdf https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gp/bgp/3_1_Cement_P...