Table 4 Mixture design of specimens with calcium carbonate sludge and the corresponding calculated cost and CO2 emmission.

From: Geoenvironmental use of CaCo3 sludge in subgrade soil for a greener sugar industry

Mix no.

Ordinary Portland cement, OPC (%)

Calcium carbonate sludge, CaCO3 (%)

Unqualified crushed rocks (%)

Cost per cubic meter, USD/m3

Production emission, kg CO2/ton

SC0-0

0

0

100

10.0

135

SC0-10

0

10

90

9.3

125

SC1-10

1

10

89

10.0

133

SC2-10

2

10

88

10.7

141

SC3-10

3

10

87

11.4

149

SC0-20

0

20

80

8.5

115

SC1-20

1

20

79

9.2

123

SC2-20

2

20

78

9.9

131

SC3-20

3

20

77

10.6

139

SC0-30

0

30

70

7.8

105

SC1-30

1

30

69

8.5

113

SC2-30

2

30

68

9.2

121

SC3-30

3

30

67

9.9

129

  1. The cost of OPC, CaCO3 sludge, and unqualified crushed rocks is 80, 2.5 and 10 USD/m3, respectively.