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Calcium Carbonate Cement: A Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Technique

Hargis, Craig W.·Chen, Irvin A.·Devenney, Martin·Fernandez, Miguel J.·Gilliam, Ryan J.·Thatcher, Ryan P.
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A novel calcium carbonate cement system that mimics the naturally occurring mineralization process of carbon dioxide to biogenic or geologic calcium carbonate deposits was developed utilizing carbon dioxide-containing flue gas and high-calcium industrial solid waste as raw materials. The calcium carbonate cement reaction is based on the polymorphic transformation from metastable vaterite to aragonite and can achieve >40 MPa compressive strength. Due to its unique properties, the calcium carbonate cement is well suited for building materials applications with controlled factory manufacturing processes that can take advantage of its rapid curing at elevated temperatures and lower density for competitive advantages. Examples of suitable applications are lightweight fiber cement board and aerated concrete. The new cement system described is an environmentally sustainable alternative cement that can be carbon negative, meaning more carbon dioxide is captured during its manufacture than is emitted.

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY42 ENGINEERING71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICSChemistryMaterials ScienceMetallurgy & Metallurgical EngineeringPhysicscalcium carbonatecarbon capturecementindustrial ecologyvaterite

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Hargis, Craig W., Chen, Irvin A., Devenney, Martin, Fernandez, Miguel J., Gilliam, Ryan J., Thatcher, Ryan P.. 2021-05-21. Calcium Carbonate Cement: A Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Technique. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112709

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