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What is Portland Pozzolanic Cement?

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Portland Pozzolana cement is manufactured by synthesising Ordinary Portland cement with a mixture of pozzolanic materials in uniform proportions. It is also known as PPC cement in short.  In this blog, we’re going to discuss the applications, properties, and characteristics of PPC in detail. Pozzolana or Pozzolanic material Pozzolana is a type of volcanic powder that is found near Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Pozzolanic material can also be processed artificially, with silica and alumina as the constituent particles. Naturally, this material does not contain any cement related properties. But when mixed with water, lime and calcium hydroxide, it reacts to form a compound that is cementitious. Artificial Pozzolana  Contains silica fume, rice husk, blast furnace slag, fly ash. Natural Pozzolana   Contains diatomaceous earth, pumice, burnt clay.  How does the manufacturing of PPC take place? The raw materials used here diffe...

Waste Management Through Cement Production

With population and pollution growing every year, there is an urgent need to revamp the waste management processes being used. Landfills are now overflowing, and the incineration process consumes excessive energy while increasing carbon emission. The cement industry leaders have now come up with an idea of utilizing waste to fuel kilns used in cement production. Sustainability The term is used to express the need of sustaining ourselves without hampering the chances of future generations to meet their needs. Under the cement sustainability initiative the leading organizations in the cement industry work towards lowering the carbon emissions and consumption of non-renewable resources. Coal Consumption: Overview The supply of coal to the cement industry dropped to a mere 35% in 2013, from a whopping 75% in 2003. Currently, the cement industry gets only 5% coal from the production in the country, while the rest of its depends are fulfilled through imports. We i...