Concrete production accounts for approximately 8 percent of carbon emissions worldwide. Researchers have now found a way to reduce both the energy consumption and CO2 emissions associated with cement manufacturing by adding nanoparticles from waste root vegetables to the production process.
Cleaning up the emissions of the construction industry with root vegetables
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