Summary, Draft #2, Coal ash into concrete
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 using SPoRA in concrete reduces cost and benefits
the concrete industry based on the points elaborated in this article, I have
found the lack of information regarding grades of coal ash, where and what time
is suitable for the contractors to use it.
Researchers
Turn Waste From Coal Power Plants Into Concrete (Oct-29-2019). NaturalBlaze.
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