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Using steel byproducts to combat climate change

Submitted by bthoole on Fri, 11/30/2018 - 12:02

As detailed above, solid industrial wastes, mostly from combustion residues, act as possible sources for mineral sequestration of carbon dioxide. Cement production and used concrete are capable of this sequestration and similar processes that occur during the carbonation reaction also occurs with the waste material from steel slag. This offers another potential source to combat emissions produced during the production of these industrial products and store the greenhouse gas as a stable product. The benefit of using this material is its proximity to the point sources of carbon dioxide, which is to say the waste steel slag is produced alongside the steel product. Accompanying the closeness to the source of carbon dioxide release is the lower cost in using the steel slag than mining ore for natural sequestration.

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Good paragraph. I would just take a look at the last sentence and maybe word it a bit different. 'is the lower cost' dosen't sound exactly right 

You have a lot of commas in the first sentence, which makes it hard to read. Also, I am a little confused by what your last sentence is trying to say. 

I would say just to split the second sentence into two more digestible sentences.  There seems to be two separate ideas within one sentence which adds a little confusion. Great job overall though!