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Root vegetables and ash could make concrete more sustainable – FreshPlaza.com
Concrete, being the universal building material of choice for countless structures, also has a huge environmental footprint mostly due to carbon dioxide emissions…
Concrete, being the universal building material of choice for countless structures, also has a huge environmental footprint mostly due to carbon dioxide emissions from the production of cement. That is why researchers are now experimenting with root vegetables and recycled plastic in concrete to see whether this can make it stronger and more sustainable and even power streetlights or air pollution sensors.
Dr Nikola Toi, a researcher at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain:…
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