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In addition to its shine and beauty food grade stainless steel serves as an eco friendly alternative to plastic for your kitchenware Hemp As a member of the Cannabis Sativa plant family hemp dates back to more than 10 000 years ago with a myriad of uses such as paper making cloth weaving and extracted oils for medicinal products and skincare
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Dec 18 2020Why is PVC harmful According to Greenpeace PVC poses serious threats to both human health and the environment during every point of its lifecycle and the organization even believes that PVC is the single most environmentally damaging of all plastics The reasons why PVC is so harmful can be summed up by two words chlorine and dioxin
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TodayA historic deal to set up a loss and damage fund to pay poorer countries harmed by the impacts of the climate crisis has been agreed to at a UN summit capping a decades long fight by
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Jan 8 2021Clinker is ground into a powder mixed with a few additives and then blended with some other minerals to create cement This process creates CO 2 in two main ways The first is the chemical reaction that occurs as clinker forms The second is heating the kiln to temperatures above 2600°F which must be done using fossil fuels
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TodayThat committee will report back at next year s Cop 1h ago EST Here s the president of Cop27 Sameh Shoukry after he just confirmed at the final plenary that a loss and damage
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2 Geopolymer Concrete Australian researchers found in a study that geopolymer concrete can replace 50% of traditional concrete in use Geopolymer concrete is an alternative that doesn t use limestone Instead this concrete uses things like fly ash clay or slag combining environmentally friendly materials in a low energy process 3
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Environmentally Friendly Cement Cements made using the Synergia Process of Ciment Quebec Inc CQI help reduce the carbon footprint of concrete Synergia Process Using the Synergia Process the clinker product resulting from heating the components of the cement before grinding and including additives of CQI requires less energy and produces less air pollution than competitive
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Fly Ash is mixed with lime and water to make it strong and durable similar to conventional cement Use of fly ash in Ashcrete makes it an environment friendly alternative since it can replace cement which in turn leads to reduced CO2 emissions Moreover 25% of cement can be replaced using high volume fly ash concrete
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Energy consumption is the biggest environmental concern with cement and concrete production Cement production is one of the most energy intensive of all industrial manufacturing processes Including direct fuel use for mining and transporting raw materials cement production takes about six million Btus for every ton of cement Table 2
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Preheating the limestone before calcination This reduces the amount of energy needed to produce the cement Using more efficient kilns Newer kilns are more energy efficient than older ones Capturing and sequestering the CO 2 emissions from the cement manufacturing process
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Free water or too much water in concrete mix Moisture rising from beneath a slab Failing to install a vapor barrier Poor ventilation Leaks Groundwater and poor drainage Inadequate landscaping grade Dew point condensation High relative humidity levels Lack of protection from the elements Not allowing concrete to dry and cure properly
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The IGF is a unique opportunity for us to come together to share learn and listen on an equal footing in a non negotiating non decision making environment Under the theme of this year s forum Internet as a catalyst for change I think it is particularly special that we are meeting here in Kenya where today there are 12 million Internet subscribers across the country
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Safety and reliability Concrete does not rust rot or burn Concrete pavements are less susceptible to damage from heavy vehicles is easier to see at night ensures shorter vehicle stopping distances in bad weather and requires fewer work zones over the life of the pavement Resilience concrete is resistant to natural and man made disasters
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Jan 27 2021How does cement affect the environment The cement industry is one of the main producers of carbon dioxide a potent greenhouse gas Concrete causes damage to the most fertile layer of the earth the topsoil Concrete is used to create hard surfaces which contribute to surface runoff that may cause soil erosion water pollution and flooding
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Disposing of Concrete In its final form as waste concrete is far from being either biodegradable or environmentally friendly It generally has to be smashed up and removed in chunks One of the benefits of working with concrete is that it is adaptable hard wearing and long lasting but once it has started cracking or becoming uneven then
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This is taken from the kiln and cooled before being ground into fine powder This step is executed with the use of a ball mill The milling process generates heat and as a result needs to be cooled by spraying water onto the outside of the mill
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Cement Conservation to Reduce Environmental Impact of Concrete The conservation of cement is the first and most important step in decreasing both energy utilization and greenhouse gas emission Resource productivity consideration stipulates the deduction of the utilization of Portland cement while meeting the future demands for more concrete
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Apr 22 2019At Domtar s pulp and paper mills the company has seen an 18% reduction in GHGs since 2024 a 36% reduction in waste to landfill since 2024 and has utilized 74% of its byproducts for beneficial
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With Cementmix any kind of cement mortar or concrete can be waterproofed made water repellent and stop rising damp The vapor permeability remains maintained which is important for good climate and humidity management in buildings With Cementmix water can never penetrate into the reinforced concrete which prevents concrete decay
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This is a principle reason cement emissions are often considered difficult to cut since this CO2 is released by a chemical reaction it can not be eliminated by changing fuel or increasing efficiency A further 40% of cement emissions come from burning fossil fuels to heat kilns to the high temperatures needed for this calcination process
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In another sense of the term though fiber cement can help prevent weather related damage It can better withstand hail storms natural disasters and fires Fiber cement is strong sturdy and resistant to anything life throws at it It can protect against even the harshest conditions which leads to less out of pocket expenses for the homeowners
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The researchers say it is an important discovery as cement production accounts for approximately five per cent of all emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes mainly through the process of calcination which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during cement production
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6 days agoMake our lives easier Meanwhile China and India have called the goal into question with Beijing pointing out that the binding target agreed in Paris was well below 2C
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Jul 5 2021Every year over 4 million tons of concrete are produced accounting for approximately 8% of global CO2 emissions concrete production is a difficult and complex industry which involves transformation in powerful furnaces of limestone and clay The resulting heat releases large quantities of carbon dioxide
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Scientists have created an environmentally friendly bendable concrete that could save buildings from buckling during earthquakes An Australian research team developed the material which is made
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But there s a problem because making cement releases huge amounts of carbon dioxide up to 8% of the global total Now the boss of one cement company in India has managed to slash its carbon
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The key environmental safety factor is the casing the industry term for the sheath of cement that surrounds a newly drilled well If improperly made gas can migrate along the outside of
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But while it may have shaped most of our built environment it also has a huge carbon footprint According to Chatham House cement is the source of about 8% of the world s carbon dioxide CO2 emissions To put that into perspective if the cement industry was a country it would be the third largest emitter in the world
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Adding more of this compound makes the concrete stronger and denser Because this concrete is stronger and more durable less is needed to complete construction projects As an added bonus using vegetable nanoplatelets is cheaper than additives such as graphene Coal Waste Researchers have also developed ways to make concrete with coal fly ash
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This reduces damage to the environment animals and peoples health Other eco clothes are made using recycled textiles or plastics saving on waste landfill space and the amount of raw materials
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