MnROAD demonstration proves binders’ CO2 reduction efficacy

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc., Calgary-based developer of supplementary cementitious materials and carbon management methods, has completed a three-year study on the use of low-carbon cement in highway pavement, teaming with Minnesota Department of Transportation and the National Road Research Alliance (NRRA). Managed by Sutter Engineering LLC of Michigan and sponsored by the NRRA, the study rigorously tested 16 unique concrete…

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Organizations – October 2024

Matt Ballain has been named executive director of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Central Region, spanning Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The appointment follows his performance in many roles at PCI, leading to election as 2023 chair, along with nearly 20 years as vice president and general manager of Coreslab Structures, Indianapolis. On PCI’s Executive Committee, Ballain…

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Burnco, Lafarge Canada team with Carbon Upcycling on $11M ash project

Sources: Carbon Upcycling, Calgary; CP staff Carbon dioxide utilization technology and supplementary cementitious material developer Carbon Upcycling has enlisted Alberta neighbors Burnco Rock Products and Lafarge Canada for testing a process to covert landfilled coal combustion residuals to concrete-grade fly ash. Beyond the CCR harvesting aspect, the process sequesters CO2 gas. Of the project’s $11 million budget, Emissions Reduction Alberta…

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Carbon Upcycling joins low-carbon concrete schedule at MnRoad demonstration

Sources: Carbon Upcycling, Calgary; CP staff Carbon Upcycling has supplied its CO2-Enhanced Fly Ash as part of a National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) placement of 14 concrete pavement mixtures at the Minnesota Road Research Facility (MnRoad), located along Interstate 94 north of the Twin Cities. Along with the Carbon Upcycling product, the mixtures use a variety of materials to lower…

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Multinational cement players team to back six carbon management consortia

Sources: Global Cement and Concrete Association, London; CP staff An unprecedented research, development and commercialization project under the Global Cement and Concrete Association aligns multinational producers and proprietors of technologies aimed at streamlining or capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide emissions from cement plants or other major industrial sources. The project teams permutations of major European, Latin American and Asian cement…

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