Silica Fume Sustainability
Without a doubt, the use of silica fume, pound for pound, provides the most positive Sustainability impact of all the Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM), only three of which (Silica Fume, Fly Ash and Slag Cement) are also known as Recovered Mineral Components (RMC) as identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Silica fume is by comparison a small volume SCM…