Epcor Utilities Produces High Quality Fly Ash

Date: June 18, 2007

Source: News Room

Epcor Utilities Inc. produces a high quality fly ash from two of its three coal powered generators at its Genesee plant in Edmonton. Fly ash is the environmentally friendly cement ingredient produced as a by-product of old coal powered power plants. Ironically, new, cleaner coal-fired power stations do not produce industrial grade fly ash because pollution control mechanisms strip out the sulfur. Fly ash is used in the production of cement as a substitute for Portland cement. But, the production of Portland cement releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the environment. The EPA has mandated the use of fly ash as a Portland cement substitute for all federal agencies.

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