Rice University study suggests changes to cement
manufacturing will save energy
Making cement is a centuries-old art that has yet to be
perfected, according to researchers at Rice University who believe it can be
still more efficient.
Former Rice graduate student Lu Chen and materials scientist
Rouzbeh Shahsavari calculated that fine-tuning the process by which round lumps
of calcium silicate called clinkers are turned into cement can save a lot of
energy. Their new findings are detailed in the American Chemical Society
journal Applied Materials and Interfaces.