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From EcoSeed:
Mixing biofuel byproducts with concrete can create a stronger and greener building material.
This is the finding of a group of civil engineers at Kansas State University who have been studying ways to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of concrete production.
"Even though making concrete is less energy intensive than making steel or other building materials, we use so much of it that concrete production accounts for between 3 to 8 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions," said Kyle Riding, assistant professor of civil engineering.
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