Heated Clays for Sustainable Construction Materials
During his PhD studies, Nishant Garg has explored the potential of heated clays in terms of partially replacing the cement in concrete. The ordinary Portland cement is responsible for 5-8 % of the anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Due to the significant growth in cement production, reducing its carbon footprint by substituting it with supplementary cementitious materials is a global objective.
Nishant Garg has evaluated some of the widely abundant clay minerals, like montmorillonite and illite. Specifically, he has analysed their structure and reactivity as a function of the heating temperature by solid-state NMR. His research findings contribute to a better understanding of factors governing the reactivity and performance of these heated clays.
The PhD degree has been completed at the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO), Science and Technology, Aarhus University.
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