Engineers have developed a composite binder made primarily of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants, that can replace Portland cement in concrete. Rice University engineers have developed a ...

Fly ash generated by coal-fired power stations is an environmental headache, creating groundwater and air pollution from vast landfills and ash dams. Some of the waste product can be repurposed into ...

Production of the cement used in concrete is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, which is why some people have tried replacing it with fly ash. A new technique makes that fly ash more ...

Scientists develop process to remove toxic heavy metals from coal fly ash, making for greener, stronger concrete. The road to a net-zero future must be paved with greener concrete, and Rice University ...

Coal-fired power plants have done their fair share of damage over the past century. From climate change to acid rain, black lung to heart disease, they’ve generally been on the debit side of the ...

Fly ash from a disused power station site in Port Augusta will be converted into "green cement" project and create 150 jobs during the construction phase. The SA government has announced it will ...

Titan America has invested $37 million into its Chesapeake terminal to meet fast-growing demand for its products. The Norfolk-based company, which specializes in the production of cement, aggregates, ...

Concrete is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. Benjamin Skuse asks if AI can help tame concrete’s climate impact ...

While the industry sees profitable opportunities for fly ash in industrial applications, they find it uneconomical for use in abandoned mining fill sites. The Union Government recently issued a draft ...