Projects
As these by-products replace emissions-intensive cement, they are known as supplementary cementitious materials and drive down concrete’s carbon footprint. They include materials such as deposits of fly ash from coal-fired power generation, slags from iron and steel production, and manufactured pozzolans from lithium mining—to name just a few. Because supplementary cementitious materials can enhance qualities such as the durability and strength of concrete and similar products, there is a huge opportunity to use more of them to produce high-performance products while addressing sustainability challenges.
In this project, key industry organisations have partnered with researchers from Macquarie University to explore ways of increasing the uptake of industrial waste for specialised applications. They will look at which supplementary cementitious materials are available now, or are soon emerging, and which provide the greatest opportunities for inclusion into high-performance products. They will conduct relevant experiments to fill gaps in knowledge on how these materials behave. They will also investigate how standards may need to change to promote wider adoption of these materials and deliver a draft commercialisation plan.
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