New supply chains and addressing barriers to commercialisaion of concrete products made without Portland cement

该项目将在英国混凝土生产中使用低碳碱活性粘合剂作为波特兰水泥（PC）的直接替代品。PC是一种重要的原材料，约占全球人造二氧化碳的8%。由于其他全球市场的需求以及碳税制度的不可预测性，英国的供应也可能面临风险。碱活化粘合剂不需要高温处理，并利用当地的副产品材料或废物。该项目汇集了一个新的供应链的关键成员，需要将碱活化粘合剂转移到英国的商业用途。它满足了客户对低环境影响产品的未满足需求，以及制造商寻找在供应和价格方面更可预测的PC替代品的需求。碱活化粘合剂使用多种材料，但我们需要解决粘合剂原材料的供应链/工艺障碍。

The project will deliver a step change in the use of low carbon alkali activated binders in UK concrete production as a direct replacement for Portland cement (PC). PC, a key raw material, accounts for approx 8% of global man made CO2. Supplies in the UK are also potentially at risk due to demands from other global markets and unpredictability of the carbon tax regime. Alkali activated binders do not require high temperature processing and utilise local by-product materials or wastes. The project brings together key members of a new supply chain needed to move alkali activated binders to commercial use in the UK. It fulfils the unmet need being demanded by customers for lower environmental impact products and manufacturer's needs to find alternatives to PC which are more predictable in terms of security of supply and price. Alkali activated binders utilise a range of materials but we need to address supply chain/process barriers for binder raw materials.