10 facts about Portland Cement that you didn't know ...
The main ingredient in Portland Cement is lime. Lime is made from limestone, natural chalk or seashells by burning off the carbon dioxide with air between 1100° C and 1200° C. Portland cement is patented by Joseph Aspdin, a bricklayer and mason in Leeds, England in the year 1824. It was initially called hydraulic cement but later it was named ...