Development and testing of an advanced low-carbon concrete to significantly improve the sustainability of UK construction

开发和测试先进的低碳混凝土，以显着提高英国建筑的可持续性

• 批准号: 100978
• 金额: $ 63.71万
• 依托单位: NOVACEM LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=100978
• 关键词: Development; testing; advanced; low; carbon

Novacem is a novel cement based on magnesium compounds that does not require raw material decarbonation. It could eliminate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cement production, and can potentially go beyond carbon neutral to absorb carbon dioxide and achieve carbon negative production. It has the potential to become a widespread replacement for Portland cement (PC). PC manufacture releases approximately 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of cement from energy use and limestone decarbonation. Over 10m tonnes of PC are used to produce concrete each year in the UK. Globally almost 3bn tonnes are used each year (5bn tonnes by 2030), creating 5 percent of man-made CO2). If Novacem is to be used in mainstream construction applications, it is essential that performance of Novacem concrete is first well demonstrated. This project will improve Novacem’s cement composition, use BRE’s material testing capabilities to assess cement performance in standard tests, and use Laing O’Rourke’s facilities to further demonstrate performance. It will build on a successful prior TSB collaborative R&D project which highlighted the potential in the Novacem technology.

Novacem是一种基于镁化合物的新型水泥，不需要原材料脱碳。它可以消除水泥生产中的二氧化碳(CO2)排放，并有可能超越碳中性，吸收二氧化碳，实现碳负生产。它有可能成为波特兰水泥(PC)的广泛替代品。PC制造业在能源使用和石灰石脱碳过程中每吨水泥释放约0.8吨二氧化碳。在英国，每年有超过1000万吨的PC被用于生产混凝土。全球每年使用近30亿吨二氧化碳(到2030年为50亿吨)，占人为二氧化碳排放量的5%。如果Novacem要用于主流建筑应用，首先要很好地展示Novacem混凝土的性能，这是至关重要的。该项目将改善Novacem的水泥成分，利用BRE的材料测试能力在标准测试中评估水泥性能，并使用Laing O‘Rourke的设施进一步展示性能。它将建立在先前成功的TSB合作研发项目的基础上，该项目突出了Novacem技术的潜力。