Title :
Performance of alkali-activated cements - a step towards true sustainable development
Author_Institution :
V.D. Glukhovsky State Sci. Res. Inst. for Binders & Mater., Kiev Nat. Univ. of Civil Eng. & Archit., Kiev
Abstract :
In view of global warming, the results of which are becoming more and more evident, a modern society is greatly concerned. about such energy consuming field as cement manufacturing, since it is one of the most considerable source of hazardous impact on environment (great CO2 - emissions, energy consumption, exhaustion of natural resources). The paper analyzes current ecological situation in the cement industry in connection with environmental regulations and discusses the related problems from the ecological point of view.
Keywords :
air pollution control; carbon compounds; cement industry; cements (building materials); ecology; global warming; sustainable development; CO2; Portland cement; alkali-activated cements; carbon dioxide emissions; cement industry; cement manufacturing; ecological situation; energy consuming field; environmental regulations; exhaustion; global warming; hazardous impact; natural resources; sustainable development; Atmosphere; Building materials; Carbon dioxide; Cement industry; Combustion; Fuels; Global warming; Manufacturing; Production; Sustainable development; Alkali-activated cements; CO2-emissions; Portland cement; cement manufacture;
Conference_Titel :
Strategic Technology, 2007. IFOST 2007. International Forum on
Conference_Location :
Ulaanbaatar
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3589-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1831-2
DOI :
10.1109/IFOST.2007.4798649
