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Old Posted Aug 28, 2013, 6:06 PM
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It could even lead to more graceful concrete highrises with setbacks, carved lettering, and other things worth looking at if the concrete becomes a lot cheaper and readily available.
Fly ash from coal plants has been used for years in concrete production, it actually allows for more compression strength in the concrete mix. The big break through of course will be solidifying carbon without mercury, arsenic or other pollutants which may be released during the burning of coal.
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