calcination
noun
cal·ci·na·tion
ˌkal-sə-ˈnā-shən 
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The use of lime plaster dates back to around 10,000 to 12,000 BCE, and the manufacturing process typically involved the calcination of carbonate rocks like limestone to produce quicklime, which was then slaked to create portlandite.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2023
And all can be understood in terms of the three chemical reactions that characterize concrete’s life cycle: calcination, hydration and carbonation.
—M. Mitchell Waldrop, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2022
The other half comes from burning coal or fossil gas to make the calcination happen.
—Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 24 Jan. 2023
To tackle the other 60 percent of cement emissions — the CO2 that’s released on the right-hand side of the calcination reaction — the industry is beginning to revive some old alternatives for cement’s raw materials.
—M. Mitchell Waldrop, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2022
According to McKinsey, roughly two-thirds of emissions associated with cement production come from calcination; most of the other emissions come from heating.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022
Electrifying cement production doesn’t fully abate greenhouse gas emissions from production, as the chemical process in cement manufacturing, calcination, produces carbon dioxide, too.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022
Projections add emissions from industrial processes such as cement calcination.
—Lawson Parker and Scott Elder, National Geographic, 13 Oct. 2020
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2023
And all can be understood in terms of the three chemical reactions that characterize concrete’s life cycle: calcination, hydration and carbonation.
—M. Mitchell Waldrop, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2022
The other half comes from burning coal or fossil gas to make the calcination happen.
—Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 24 Jan. 2023
To tackle the other 60 percent of cement emissions — the CO2 that’s released on the right-hand side of the calcination reaction — the industry is beginning to revive some old alternatives for cement’s raw materials.
—M. Mitchell Waldrop, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2022
According to McKinsey, roughly two-thirds of emissions associated with cement production come from calcination; most of the other emissions come from heating.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022
Electrifying cement production doesn’t fully abate greenhouse gas emissions from production, as the chemical process in cement manufacturing, calcination, produces carbon dioxide, too.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022
Projections add emissions from industrial processes such as cement calcination.
—Lawson Parker and Scott Elder, National Geographic, 13 Oct. 2020
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calcination
noun
cal·ci·na·tion
ˌkal-sə-ˈnā-shən
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