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SUBMITTER: Cao Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7392754 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20200729 1
Cement plays a dual role in the global carbon cycle like a sponge: its massive production contributes significantly to present-day global anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, yet its hydrated products gradually reabsorb substantial amounts of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> (carbonation) in the future. The role of this sponge effect along the cement cycle (including production, use, and demolition) in carbon emissions mitigation, however, remains hitherto unexplored. Here, we quantify the effects ...[more]