Global strategies and potentials to curb CO2 emissions in cement industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-161

  Benhelal, Emad ^a   Zahedi, Gholamreza ^a   Shamsaei, Ezzatollah ^a   Bahadori, Alireza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative materials; Cement plant; Global warming

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CEMENT PLANTS; CEMENTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; SHOTCRETING;

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; CONVENTIONAL FUEL; EFFICIENT PROCESS; EMISSION MITIGATION; EMISSION SOURCES; GLOBAL STRATEGIES; INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84879969208     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.10.049     Document Type: Review

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