Project demonstrates CCU solution for cement and concrete industries

CO2 was captured using Sustainable Energy Solutions cryogenic CO₂ capture technology. The CO₂ was than transported by Praxair for reuse at Argos’ Glenwood concrete operations in Atlanta, Georgia, which were equipped with CarbonCure’s CO₂ utilisation technology. The concrete manufactured with the waste CO₂ was then used in a local construction project in the greater Atlanta area.

Kline Consulting oversaw the commissioning and reporting of the industrial demonstration.

The project was an extension of Team CarbonCure’s participation in the US$20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE Challenge, which aims to incentivise the development of integrated carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies. Although the Carbon XPRIZE Challenge focuses on CO₂ from coal and natural gas power plants, Team CarbonCure made the decision to demonstrate the potential of its technology in the cement sector, which is expected to be both the earliest and largest market for CCU technologies.

The project is “vitally important to the industry,” CarbonCure said in a press release. “It demonstrates an immediately scalable and profitable low-cost CO₂ utilisation solution that benefits each member of the value chain – from the cement producer through to the construction site.”

Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/the-americas/02032018/project-demonstrates-ccu-solution-for-cement-and-concrete-industries/