Laying the foundation for a zerocarbon cement industry ...
· Cement acts as the binder between aggregates (fine and coarse rocks) in the formation of concrete. While cement makes up only a small percentage of the mix (approximately 12 percent by volume), it is almost exclusively responsible for the resulting CO 2 emissions. In the cementmanufacturing process, raw materials are heated to high temperatures in a kiln in a fuelintensive .