Low temperature method for decarbonising limestone locks carbon dioxide up as a mineral

An aerial photograph of a limestone quarry

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Process could drastically cut carbon emissions associated with manufacturing cement

Researchers in the UK have developed a process that could drastically cut the carbon emissions associated with manufacturing cement. The low-temperature process produces both calcium hydroxide and sodium carbonate, and carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released gets stored as a stable and useful mineral.