Copper Slag Blended Cement: An Environmental Sustainable Approach for Cement Industry in India
Jagmeet Singh1*, Manpreet Kaur1and Jaspal Singh1
1Department of Civil Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.1.23
Indian cement industry is facing environmental issue of emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas. Blended cements including supplementary cementitious materials are substitute of Portland cement to reduce CO2emission. The present paper investigates theappropriateness of copper slag (CS) as supplementary cementitious material. Strength properties and hydration of mixes were determined at different replacement levels of CS with cement. Compressive, flexural and tensile strength of each mix was found out at different curing periods. The hydration of cement was investigated through X-ray diffraction (XRD). The strength test results showed that substitution of up to 20% of CS can significantly replace Portland cement.XRD test results were corresponding to strength test results. The present study encourages the utilization of CS as supplementary cementitious material to make economical and environmentally sustainable blended cement
Copper slag (CS); Portland blended cement; Strength properties; Supplementary cementitious material; X-ray diffraction (XRD)
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Singh J, Singh J, Kaur M. Copper Slag Blended Cement: An Environmental Sustainable Approach for Cement Industry in India. Curr World Environ 2016;11(1) DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.1.23
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