Sources: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.; CP staff
Purdue University researchers aim to move testing of a cellulose nanocrystal admixture from campus laboratories to a California concrete construction site this year.
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Argos USA channels cement kiln-derived CO2 to ready mixed concrete
Sources: CP staff; CarbonCure Technologies, Halifax, N.S.
Argos USA has anchored a five-member consortium targeting a closed loop model of carbon dioxide capture and recycling in cement and concrete production. In an early-2018 demonstration, the company used CO2 from its Calera, Ala., cement plant in commercial concrete produced at its Glenwood, Ga., batch plant. That Atlanta-area ready mixed operation is among nearly 100 sites, primarily in the U.S., equipped with CarbonCure Technologies CO2 storage and injection devices. The CarbonCure process uses the greenhouse gas to promote cement hydration in high to zero slump concrete.
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