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DESCRIPTION:PhD Oral Defense of Yu Wang\, Natural Resource Sciences.\nSwitc
 hing to low carbon fuel (LCF) can help the cement industry reduce carbon d
 ioxide (CO2) emissions effectively. This is because LCF generates energy t
 hat can lower the coal consumption in the kiln. Biomass fuel originating f
 rom perennial grass crops and woody materials is LCF that can be converted
  to clean energy (e.g. heat or steam) via combustion\, which is an indepen
 dent process from cement production. Meanwhile\, the residual ash from the
  biomass combustion may be recycled by blending with cement if this ash po
 ssesses a high pozzolanic activity\, which can reduce the demand for cemen
 t and accordingly lessen the CO2 emissions associated with cement producti
 on. Hence\, the overall objectives of this thesis were to 1) investigate t
 he combustion characteristics of switchgrass (Panicum vigratum L.) compare
 d to hardwood\; 2) characterize the physiochemical properties of switchgra
 ss combustion ash\, and assess the strength in mortars made from blended c
 ement containing up to 20% switchgrass combustion ash content\; 3) and opt
 imize the combustion conditions to achieve a high energy conversion and as
 h pozzolanic value simultaneously.\n\nEveryone in the McGill community is 
 welcome to attend a PhD oral defense. Please join us in celebrating the ac
 complishments of our PhD candidates.
DTSTART:20150219T180000Z
DTEND:20150219T180000Z
LOCATION:MS2-022\, Macdonald-Stewart Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellev
 ue\, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defense: Low Carbon Biomass Fuel Combustion and Ash Recycl
 ing for Sustainable Cement Production
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/channels/event/phd-oral-defense-low-car
 bon-biomass-fuel-combustion-and-ash-recycling-sustainable-cement-productio
 n-242444
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