{"id":453118,"date":"2023-07-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=453118"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:00:00","slug":"one-million-grant-for-a-project-that-develops-net-zero-sustainable-cement-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/one-million-grant-for-a-project-that-develops-net-zero-sustainable-cement-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"One million grant for a project that develops net zero, sustainable cement technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Researchers from Imperial College London&nbsp;have been awarded&nbsp;almost a million grant to develop a&nbsp;carbon-negative&nbsp;cement additive.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>The funding comes from the Carbon Capture, Usage &amp; Storage (CCUS) Innovation 2.0 competition, of the&nbsp;UK government, says Imperial College in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/news\/246318\/imperial-researchers-awarded-almost-1m-develop\/\">press release<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"io-block io-block__summary\"><ul><li>Imperial College London researchers get \u00a3986,176.28 grant to develop carbon-negative cement additive<\/li><li>Use of magnesium silicate minerals to capture CO<sub>2<\/sub> and create sustainable building materials<\/li><li>Aims to reduce concrete&#8217;s carbon footprint and enable long-term carbon storage within the built environment<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need for a sustainable alternative to concrete<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, led by Imperial\u2019s&nbsp;Professor Chris Cheeseman&nbsp;will&nbsp;tackle one of the construction industry\u2019s most acute business challenges: how to make concrete a more sustainable building material.&nbsp;Concrete is the world\u2019s second most consumed resource after water, and is widely used for commercial, industrial and domestic construction projects. The binding ingredient in concrete is Portland cement, which accounts for eight per cent of all global CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions. Developing more sustainable alternatives is a key priority.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New carbon-capturing process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;researchers are designing more sustainable building materials that are capable of capturing carbon. The project transforms&nbsp;magnesium silicate minerals such as olivine, which are naturally abundant,&nbsp;into a supplementary cementitious material while simultaneously capturing CO<sub>2&nbsp;<\/sub>in a form that can be used in a range of sustainable construction products.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new process breaks down olivine into its constituent components &#8211; magnesia and silica. The silica can then be used as a&nbsp;supplementary cementitious material&nbsp;(SCM) in concrete. Supplementary cementing materials are added to concrete to make concrete&nbsp;mixtures more economical, reduce permeability, increase strength, or influence other concrete properties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link advgb-dyn-60202dd1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/selected\/research-projects-aims-at-cutting-down-co2-in-the-cement-industry\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"Research projects aims at cutting down CO2 in the cement industry\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">Research projects aims at cutting down CO2 in the cement industry<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">The cement industry is working on reducing CO2&nbsp;emissions in a number of ways. Why? Because even with the sole use of renewable energies, the raw \u2026 <a href=\"\">Continued<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since it is almost chemically identical to existing SCMs, the new material could be readily implemented within existing building codes&nbsp;and&nbsp;according to the researchers,&nbsp;should produce concretes with the desirable strength and durability.&nbsp;The remaining magnesia could be used to permanently sequester CO<sub>2<\/sub>, resulting in magnesium carbonate. This mineral is extremely stable, offering long-term carbon storage with no danger of leakage. Other materials such as blocks could be made from magnesium carbonate, allowing permanent CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage within the built environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe carbon footprint of cement is currently huge, so combining the production of a cement replacement material with carbon capture is a really innovative approach that has massive potential to decarbonise cement, concrete and therefore construction,\u201d&nbsp;said&nbsp;Professor Cheeseman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government funding will be used to further develop and optimise the silica SCM and magnesium carbonate construction products, subjecting them to comprehensive testing regimes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers from Imperial College London&nbsp;have been awarded&nbsp;almost a million grant to develop a&nbsp;carbon-negative&nbsp;cement additive.&nbsp;The funding comes from the Carbon Capture, Usage &amp; Storage (CCUS) Innovation 2.0 competition, of the&nbsp;UK government, says Imperial College in a&nbsp;press release.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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