Descripción del proyecto
Tecnología innovadora para el tratamiento de residuos de la construcción
La captura y utilización de carbono es un proceso que captura dióxido de carbono (CO2) y lo convierte en sustancias o productos más valiosos. En este sentido, el equipo del proyecto Carbon8, financiado con fondos europeos, ha desarrollado la tecnología de carbonatación acelerada: una versión más rápida y controlada del proceso de carbonatación natural. Esta tecnología proporciona una solución de economía circular para los residuos industriales de la construcción y las emisiones de CO2. De lo contrario, los residuos de la industria de la construcción requieren un tratamiento previo costoso antes de transportarlos a los vertederos. La tecnología ya se ha aplicado satisfactoriamente a gran escala, bajo licencia de una empresa de gestión de residuos. El objetivo del proyecto es identificar mercados y productos finales adecuados para una versión a pequeña escala de la tecnología de carbonatación acelerada.
Objetivo
Carbon8 has developed Accelerated Carbonation Technology, ACT, a controlled, accelerated version of the naturally occurring carbonation process. It can be described as a CO2 capture and utilisation, or ‘CCU’, technology which captures CO2 to create a valuable, safe, carbon neutral or negative end-product which can be used as an aggregate by the construction industry.
The technology is applicable to hazardous waste from industries including cement, steel and Energy from Waste. These wastes otherwise represent a problem for the waste producer and typically require pre-treatment before transportation to landfill – at a cost of up to 150 Euros per tonne.
Carbon8’s technology has already been successfully deployed, under license by a waste management company, at large scale. This Phase 1 Project focuses on the identification of markets and suitable end-products for a small-scale version of the ACT technology - identified as more suitable to customer needs. The compact, containerized processing plant can be integrated into existing industrial processes, utilising CO2 contained in flue gas to treat the industrial waste. It represents a circular economy solution to both industrial waste and CO2 emissions.
Carbon8 estimates that around 20% of the EU’s 143 million tonnes of reactive waste might be available. These waste streams would have the potential to capture 3.5 Mt of CO2 /year. There is interest from major cement producers: Heidelberg, Lafarge, CRH, and Cemex and from EfW operators, particularly in northern Europe where disposal options are limited and costs highest.
By deploying smaller scale units with single waste streams, there is scope to fine tune the end product, an aggregate for the construction industry, with potential to ‘reverse-engineer’ a premium aggregate which can command a higher market value and further enhance the economic rationale.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processes
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
ME207BG Aylesford
Reino Unido
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.