The greenhouse gas implications of using ground granulated blast furnace slag as a cement substitute

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-108

  Crossin, E ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concrete; Consequential; Greenhouse gas emissions; Ground granulated blast furnace slag; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; CONCRETES; FLY ASH; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LIFE CYCLE; SILICA FUME; SLAGS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CONSEQUENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST-FURNACE SLAG (GGBFS); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL;

BLAST FURNACES;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84927178278     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.082     Document Type: Article

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