Silica Green Stone as an SCM in concrete paving stones production : In order to reduce the total environmental footprint

2021

Master's thesis in Civil and structural engineering (BYG508) The cement industry is responsible for around 7% of the global CO2 emissions. Reducing this number has been on the forefront of the industry's mind for decades, but even with constant improvement and constant reduction in CO2 emissions per tonne cement used, the increasing globalization has kept the emissions high. Research in the industry has discovered supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), that when partly replacing cement will produce most of the same results. SCMs are by-products from other industries and natural progression has led to the need for new ones. This thesis is, together with UiA, Aaltvedt Betong, SINTEF and…