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As with Portland cement, furnace slag contains large quantities of SiO 2 and CaO, [19,20,21,22] which means that when correctly ground, it can be used as a replacement for Portland cement. Most buildings are built using cement, the production of which creates massive amounts of CO 2, the leading culprit in the greenhouse effect [ 23 ].