Carbon black pigments propel surfaces, slabs toward ‘jetness’

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Granulated and liquid pigments debuting at World of Concrete 2017 enable producers and contractors to approach jet black in masonry units and cast-in-place or precast concrete surfaces or structures. Orion Engineered Carbons’ Corasol and Derussol agents are based on carbon black, the smudgy film burning candles deposit on container or enclosure walls.

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MIT’s CSHub responds to White House Climate challenges

Source: Concrete Sustainability Hub at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

In a statement on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the MIT-hosted Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) cited work since 2010 to address two of his key points: building a 21st century transportation sector and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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