Cement News tagged under: clinker free lime

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A case for low-lime cement

22 February 2017, Published under Cement News

The cement and concrete industry is re-inventing itself through new and efficient processes to not only reverse its environmental impact, but to make improvements to the whole supply chain of the building materials industry. This sustainability drive has seen the emergence of low-clinker cements, including cements that have a reduced lime content. By Dr Vahit Atakan, Dr Sada Sahu and Dr Nick DeCristofaro, Solidia Technologies, USA. Pavers ready for curing: Solidia Concrete ® cures wi...

A chimney of corruption

17 November 2014, Published under Cement News

Dr Clark recounts how statistical analysis of the variation in product quality control testing can be used to detect the corrupt reporting of testing results as one particular case of a cement company comes to mind. This method can help avoid the spectre of expensive lawsuits and damage to the cement maker’s reputation. Figure 1: clinker free lime distribution – typical skewed results On a quiet, misty autumn morning the moderator was contemplating the subject of his next Techni...