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The NaturalBlaze.com article, "Researchers Turn Waste from Coal Power Plants into Concrete" (2019), reports that researchers from Drexel University have discovered a sustainable solution to protect the natural environment and improve the built environment by recycling coal ash. Coal ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-fired power plants, ends up abundantly in landfills each year. Concrete is one of the most popular building materials in the world but one drawback is that it requires the right atmospheric conditions. The article states that by turning these waste coal ash into a special additive, “spherical porous reactive aggregate” (SPoRA) and adding them into the concrete while curing process, it will improve the durability and quality of the concrete (as cited in the journal “ Cement and Concrete Composites ”). By using this method, it will reduce the number of coal ash in landfills and benefits the industry. While agreeing with the method of using SPoRA in concrete re...

The NaturalBlaze.com article, "Researchers Turn Waste from Coal Power Plants into Concrete" (2019), reports that researchers from Drexel University have discovered a sustainable solution to protect the natural environment and improve the built environment by recycling coal ash. Coal ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-fired power plants, ends up abundantly in landfills each year. Concrete is one of the most popular building materials in the world but one drawback is that it requires the right atmospheric conditions. The article states that by turning these waste coal ash into a special additive, “spherical porous reactive aggregate” (SPoRA) and adding them into the concrete while curing process, it will improve the durability and quality of the concrete (as cited in the journal “ Cement and Concrete Composites ”). By using this method, it will reduce the number of coal ash in landfills and benefits the industry. While I agree with the statement of using SPoRA in concret...

The NaturalBlaze.com article, "Researchers Turn Waste from Coal Power Plants into Concrete," (2019), reports that researchers from Drexel University have discovered a sustainable solution to protect the natural environment and improve the built environment by recycling coal ash. Coal ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-fired power plants, ends up extremely abundant in landfills each year. Concrete is one of the most popular building materials in the world but one defect is that it requires the right atmospheric conditions to get the desirable outcome. The article states that by turning these waste coal ash into a special additive, a porous lightweight aggregate and adding them into the concrete while curing process, it will improve the durability and quality of the concrete (as cited in the journal “Cement and Concrete Composites”). Hence, by using this method, it will reduce the number of coal ash in landfills and benefits the industry. While I agree with the assertion of...

The NaturalBlaze.com article, "Researchers Turn Waste from Coal Power Plants into Concrete," (2019), reports that researchers from Drexel University have discovered a sustainable solution to protect the natural environment and improve the built environment by recycling coal ash. Coal ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-fired power plants, ends up extremely abundant in landfills each year. Concrete is one of the most popular building materials in the world but one defect is that it requires the right atmospheric conditions to get the desirable outcome. The article states that by turning these waste coal ash into a special additive, a porous lightweight aggregate and adding them into the concrete while curing process, it will improve the durability and quality of the concrete (as cited in the journal “Cement and Concrete Composites”). Hence, by using this method, it will reduce the number of coal ash in landfills and benefits the industry. While I agree with the assertion ...