Cement industry: Sustainability, challenges and perspectives

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-166

  Rodrigues, F A ^a   Joekes, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE MOGI DAS CRUZES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Cement; Green chemistry; Pollutants; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAVY METALS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; CEMENT PRODUCTION; CONCRETE PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; GREEN-CHEMISTRY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LARGE AMOUNTS; POLLUTANT; RELEASE 5;

SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79957821872     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-010-0302-2     Document Type: Review

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