Performance of alkali-activated cements - a step towards true sustainable development

Author

Krivenko, P.

Author_Institution

V.D. Glukhovsky State Sci. Res. Inst. for Binders & Mater., Kiev Nat. Univ. of Civil Eng. & Archit., Kiev

fYear

2007

fDate

3-6 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

524

Lastpage

528

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IFOST.2007.4798649

Filename

4798649