Abstract
The cement industry is one of the largest polluters in the world, responsible for ~8% of all carbon dioxide emissions caused by human activity. Therefore, there is an urgent need to replace cement with another, more environmentally friendly material—something that is readily available and costs about the same as cement. Could table salt be this material? Our research group believes so, and we even proved it! Using salt from the Dead Sea, we used a simple, “green” process to form bricks made of 95% salt. These bricks can be formed in different shapes easily at room temperature. They are much stronger than similar concrete bricks and have additional advantages such as antibacterial activity and easy recyclability. Could these salt bricks be the building blocks of the future?
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