Gypsum is a soft mineral (2H2O∙CaSO4). It is hardened and pressed between 2 paper liners to form a panel of drywall. Naturally occurring mineral gypsum forms when a body of water slowly evaporates. Synthetic gypsum is derived from the by-products of electric power plants. Nearly half of America’s electricity is produced from coal, generating about 130 million tons of waste each year. Coal-fired power plants recycle some waste through “scrubbers,” or chemical reactions that can oxidize and reduce the amount of sulfur in by-products of the coal combustion process to produce flue gas desulphurization (FGD), or synthetic, gypsum. Sulfur may be present in both natural and synthetic gypsum.
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- Anna H. Oshiro is a Director of Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert in Honolulu, Hawaii, and focuses on all aspects of Construction Law.
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