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CO2 emissions caused by decarbonization of limestone.
While rotary kilns are economical only at large scale, the
flexibility of modular EESS reactors can produce a range of
cementitious products to meet market demand. The high
entropy caused by the electric field in the EESS reactors
coupled with shock quenching can accommodate dolo-
mitic limestone.
For the mining industry to implement innovative tech-
nologies such as EESS, it needs to view the conversion of
tailings into cementitious materials not as an add-on to
existing operations, but as an integrated part of a mining
project. The potential for synergistic collaboration between
the mining and construction material industries is substan-
tial, especially to reduce their joint environmental footprint.
REFERENCES
Adiguzel, D., Tuylu, S., and Eker, H. 2022. Utilization of
tailings in concrete products: A review. Construction
and Building Materials 360: 129574.
Andres, U. 1995. Electrical disintegration of rock. Mineral
Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review 14(2):
87–110.
Anzoom, S.J., Bournival, G., and Ata, S. 2024. Coarse
particle flotation: A review. Minerals Engineering 206:
108499.
Australian Standard AS 3582.4:2022: Supplementary
Cementitious Materials Part 4: Pozzolans
– Manufactured.
Azadi, M., Northey, S.A., Ali, S.H., and Edraki, M. 2020.
Transparency on greenhouse gas emissions from mining
to enable climate change mitigation. Nature Geoscience
13: 100–104.
Ben Haha, M., Termkhajornkit, P., Ouzia, A., Uppalapati,
S., and Huet, B. 2023. Low clinker systems -Towards a
rational use of SCMs for optimal performance. Cement
and Concrete Research 174: 107312.
Bernal, S.A., San Nicolas, R., Myers, R.J., Mejía de
Gutiérrez, R., Puertas, F., Van Deventer, J.S.J., and
Provis, J.L. 2014. MgO content of slag controls phase
evolution and structural changes induced by acceler-
ated carbonation in alkali-activated binders. Cement
and Concrete Research 57: 33–43.
Beylot, A., Bodénan, F., Guezennec, A.-G., and Muller, S.
2022. LCA as a support to more sustainable tailings
management: critical review, lessons learnt and poten-
tial way forward. Resources, Conservation and Recycling
183: 106347.
Cox, B., Innis, S., Kunz, N.C., and Steen, J. 2022. The min-
ing industry as a net beneficiary of a global tax on car-
bon emissions. Communications Earth &Environment
3: 17.
De Knoop, L., Kuisma, M.J., Löfgren, J., Lodewijks, K.,
Thuvander, M., Erhart, P., Dmitriev, A., and Olsson,
E. 2018. Electric-field-controlled reversible order-dis-
order switching of a metal tip surface. Physical Review
Materials 2(8): 085006.
Flatt, R.J., Roussel, N., Bessaies-Bey, H., Caneda-Martínez,
L., Palacios, M., and Zunino, F. 2023. From physics
to chemistry of fresh blended cements. Cement and
Concrete Research 172: 107243.
Gou, M., Zhou, L., and Then, N.W.Y. 2019. Utilization of
tailings in cement and concrete: A review. Science and
Engineering of Composite Materials 26: 449–464.
He, X., Yuhua, Z., Qaidi, S., Isleem, H.F., Zaid, O., Althoey,
F., and Ahmad, J. 2022. Mine tailings-based geopoly-
mers: A comprehensive review. Ceramics International
48(17): 24192–24212.
Ikotun, J., Adeyeye, R., and Otieno, M. 2022. Application
of mine tailings sand as construction material—a
review. 6th International Conference on Concrete
Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR
2022), Cape Town, 2022. MATEC Web of Conferences
364: 05008.
Lansell, P., Keating, W., and Lowe, D. 2017. Systems and
methods for processing solid materials using shock-
waves produced in a supersonic gaseous vortex. US
Patent No. 9724703B2.
Lei, L., and Plank, J. 2014. Synthesis and properties of
a vinyl ether-based polycarboxylate superplasticizer
for concrete possessing clay tolerance. Industrial &
Engineering Chemistry Research 53: 1048–1055.
Lei, L., Palacios, M., Plank, J., and Jeknavorian, A.A. 2022.
Interaction between polycarboxylate superplasticizers
and non-calcined clays and calcined clays: A review.
Cement and Concrete Research 154: 106717.
Méndez, D., Guzmán-Martínez, F., Acosta, M., Collahuazo,
L., Ibarra, D., Lalangui, L., and Jiménez-Oyola, S.
2022. Use of tailings as a substitute for sand in concrete
blocks production: Gravimetric mining wastes as a case
study. Sustainability 14: 16285.
Paiva, H., Yliniemi, J., Illikainen, M., Rocha, F. and
Ferreira, V.M. 2019. Mine tailings geopolymers as a
waste management solution for a more sustainable
habitat. Sustainability 11: 995.
CO2 emissions caused by decarbonization of limestone.
While rotary kilns are economical only at large scale, the
flexibility of modular EESS reactors can produce a range of
cementitious products to meet market demand. The high
entropy caused by the electric field in the EESS reactors
coupled with shock quenching can accommodate dolo-
mitic limestone.
For the mining industry to implement innovative tech-
nologies such as EESS, it needs to view the conversion of
tailings into cementitious materials not as an add-on to
existing operations, but as an integrated part of a mining
project. The potential for synergistic collaboration between
the mining and construction material industries is substan-
tial, especially to reduce their joint environmental footprint.
REFERENCES
Adiguzel, D., Tuylu, S., and Eker, H. 2022. Utilization of
tailings in concrete products: A review. Construction
and Building Materials 360: 129574.
Andres, U. 1995. Electrical disintegration of rock. Mineral
Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review 14(2):
87–110.
Anzoom, S.J., Bournival, G., and Ata, S. 2024. Coarse
particle flotation: A review. Minerals Engineering 206:
108499.
Australian Standard AS 3582.4:2022: Supplementary
Cementitious Materials Part 4: Pozzolans
– Manufactured.
Azadi, M., Northey, S.A., Ali, S.H., and Edraki, M. 2020.
Transparency on greenhouse gas emissions from mining
to enable climate change mitigation. Nature Geoscience
13: 100–104.
Ben Haha, M., Termkhajornkit, P., Ouzia, A., Uppalapati,
S., and Huet, B. 2023. Low clinker systems -Towards a
rational use of SCMs for optimal performance. Cement
and Concrete Research 174: 107312.
Bernal, S.A., San Nicolas, R., Myers, R.J., Mejía de
Gutiérrez, R., Puertas, F., Van Deventer, J.S.J., and
Provis, J.L. 2014. MgO content of slag controls phase
evolution and structural changes induced by acceler-
ated carbonation in alkali-activated binders. Cement
and Concrete Research 57: 33–43.
Beylot, A., Bodénan, F., Guezennec, A.-G., and Muller, S.
2022. LCA as a support to more sustainable tailings
management: critical review, lessons learnt and poten-
tial way forward. Resources, Conservation and Recycling
183: 106347.
Cox, B., Innis, S., Kunz, N.C., and Steen, J. 2022. The min-
ing industry as a net beneficiary of a global tax on car-
bon emissions. Communications Earth &Environment
3: 17.
De Knoop, L., Kuisma, M.J., Löfgren, J., Lodewijks, K.,
Thuvander, M., Erhart, P., Dmitriev, A., and Olsson,
E. 2018. Electric-field-controlled reversible order-dis-
order switching of a metal tip surface. Physical Review
Materials 2(8): 085006.
Flatt, R.J., Roussel, N., Bessaies-Bey, H., Caneda-Martínez,
L., Palacios, M., and Zunino, F. 2023. From physics
to chemistry of fresh blended cements. Cement and
Concrete Research 172: 107243.
Gou, M., Zhou, L., and Then, N.W.Y. 2019. Utilization of
tailings in cement and concrete: A review. Science and
Engineering of Composite Materials 26: 449–464.
He, X., Yuhua, Z., Qaidi, S., Isleem, H.F., Zaid, O., Althoey,
F., and Ahmad, J. 2022. Mine tailings-based geopoly-
mers: A comprehensive review. Ceramics International
48(17): 24192–24212.
Ikotun, J., Adeyeye, R., and Otieno, M. 2022. Application
of mine tailings sand as construction material—a
review. 6th International Conference on Concrete
Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR
2022), Cape Town, 2022. MATEC Web of Conferences
364: 05008.
Lansell, P., Keating, W., and Lowe, D. 2017. Systems and
methods for processing solid materials using shock-
waves produced in a supersonic gaseous vortex. US
Patent No. 9724703B2.
Lei, L., and Plank, J. 2014. Synthesis and properties of
a vinyl ether-based polycarboxylate superplasticizer
for concrete possessing clay tolerance. Industrial &
Engineering Chemistry Research 53: 1048–1055.
Lei, L., Palacios, M., Plank, J., and Jeknavorian, A.A. 2022.
Interaction between polycarboxylate superplasticizers
and non-calcined clays and calcined clays: A review.
Cement and Concrete Research 154: 106717.
Méndez, D., Guzmán-Martínez, F., Acosta, M., Collahuazo,
L., Ibarra, D., Lalangui, L., and Jiménez-Oyola, S.
2022. Use of tailings as a substitute for sand in concrete
blocks production: Gravimetric mining wastes as a case
study. Sustainability 14: 16285.
Paiva, H., Yliniemi, J., Illikainen, M., Rocha, F. and
Ferreira, V.M. 2019. Mine tailings geopolymers as a
waste management solution for a more sustainable
habitat. Sustainability 11: 995.