Symposium: Cements and Geopolymers

Scope of the Symposium:
Modern societies are deeply dependent on cementitious materials, to the point where cement production sets the most mass-produced product on the planet. Moreover, cement production is foreseen to great increase in the coming years. Currently CO2 emissions in cement production are around 7% of the total CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, and can reach the order of 30% in 2050. This scenario has led to an accelerated search by knowledge-based solutions to mitigate CO2 emissions in cement industry. Therefore, this symposium focuses on scientific researches towards strategies to lessen environmental impacts in cements and cement-based materials, thus contributing to the modern low-carbon agenda in this field.

Abstracts on the following subjects may be submitted:

• Cement Hydration, microstructure, and modelling
• Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs)
• Geopolymers and other Binders
• Fresh and Hardened properties of cement-based materials
• Durability of Cement-based materials
• Innovative testing methods
• Waste in cementitious materials
• Innovation in cement-based components production technology

Symposium Organizers:

• Chairman: Rafael G. Pileggi
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• Co-Chairman:
  • Vanderley M. John
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  • Fábio Alonso Cardoso
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  • Roberto César de Oliveira Romano
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Invited speakers:

• Karen Louise Scrivener (EPFL - Lausanne)
• Bernhard Middendorf (Universität Kassel)
• Edgardo F. Irassar (National University of the Center of Buenos Aires Province
• Robert Flatt (ETH – Zurich)
• Mohend Chaouche (CNRS – ENS Cachan)
• Luciano Gobbo (Malvern – PANalytical)
• Guilherme F. B. Lens e Silva (Universidade de São Paulo)
• Carlos Massucato (Intercement)
• Silvia Vieira (Votorantim)