Articles / Manufacturing Technology

From concrete to clinker

Recycling returned concrete by co-processing it as an alternative raw material in clinker kilns holds a range of quantifiable environmental benefits, as shown by a recent study carried out by Universidad de Monterrey and Cemex. By by María Guadalupe Paredes Figueroa, Isabella Montibeller González, Sara Naranjo Copestake and Mauricio de la Peña Garza, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico, Enrique De Hoyos Guajardo, Ana Yulissa Angulo Elizalde, Cinthya Monserrat Tovar Martinez, Andres Perches Enriquez and Ivar Oswaldo Cach Junco, Cemex, Mexico.

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15 September 2025