Calcium oxide is a cheap, chalky chemical compound commonly used in the manufacturing of cement, plaster, paper, and steel. But the material may soon have a more high-tech application. UChicago ...

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Researchers in the United States find a low-cost method using rocks to trap carbon dioxide - one of biggest drivers of global warming ...

By firing rock dust in standard cement kilns, they altered the mineral's chemistry so that it quickly react with carbon ...

So, if we have calcium carbonate and we heat it, it breaks down to produce calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. Gethin: OK, I know you're poised with your pen and your flip chart. But, before that ...

The calcium oxide then reacts with silica (sand) impurities in the haematite, to produce slag – which is calcium silicate. This is separated from the iron and used to make road surfaces.

Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has intensified cloud seeding efforts to address rainfall-related ...