Australian company Kapture has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PERMAcast, a prominent player in the concrete industry. The two companies will collaborate on conducting trials that focus on sequestering CO2 in concrete, aiming to discover new methods for incorporating captured carbon dioxide.
Chief Executive Officer of PERMAcast, Darren Hedley, remarked: “Our collaboration with Kapture represents a transformative step for the concrete manufacturing industry. By integrating captured CO2 into our concrete products, we can improve the material’s strength and significantly reduce our operations’ environmental impact. This partnership exemplifies the power of industry collaboration in creating sustainable solutions that benefit the environment and the economy.”
The trials will evaluate the practicality and potential for scaling the use of captured CO2 in producing more sustainable concrete. By embedding carbon directly into the concrete mixture, this initiative seeks to lower the carbon footprint, marking a crucial advancement in efforts to decarbonize the construction sector and support global climate objectives.
The trials are scheduled to begin in October 2024, with findings expected later in the year.
Kapture and PERMAcast confirm low-carbon concrete trend
Kapture and PERMAcast’s efforts align with broader industry trends, as other companies are also innovating in the realm of low-carbon concrete. Sublime Systems, for example, has developed a process that eliminates the need for traditional cement kilns by using an electrochemical approach, significantly reducing CO2 emissions in concrete production.
Similarly, Brimstone is working on producing carbon-negative cement by using calcium silicate rocks, which naturally absorb CO2 during the production process. These innovations, alongside the Kapture-PERMAcast collaboration, represent crucial advancements in reducing the construction industry’s environmental impact and accelerating the transition to sustainable building materials.
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