AN ELECTRIC ACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATING AND PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL

An activation system (1, 101, 201) and a method of activating a solid Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM) precursor is provided.. The activation system (1, 101, 201) comprising a first subsystem (2, 102, 202) comprising and inlet (21,121), electric heating means (23, 123, 223), an activation vessel (22,122), a fluid outlet (26, 126, 226), and a separation means (24, 124) configured to separate an activated solid SCM material from a fluid. The first subsystem (2, 102, 202) further comprising means to provide the activated solid SCM material to a second subsystem (3, 103, 203). The second subsystem (3, 103, 203) comprising cooling means (31a, 31b, 31c, 131a, 131b, 131c).