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Constantz, Brent; Seeker, Randy; Devenney, Martin
Calera Corporation (United States). Funding organisation: US Department of Energy (United States)2010
Calera Corporation (United States). Funding organisation: US Department of Energy (United States)2010
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[en] Calera's innovative Mineralization via Aqueous Precipitation (MAP) technology for the capture and conversion of CO2 to useful materials for use in the built environment was further developed and proven in the Phase 1 Department of Energy Grant. The process was scaled to 300 gallon batch reactors and subsequently to Pilot Plant scale for the continuous production of product with the production of reactive calcium carbonate material that was evaluated as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM). The Calera SCM(trademark) was evaluated as a 20% replacement for ordinary portland cement and demonstrated to meet the industry specification ASTM 1157 which is a standard performance specification for hydraulic cement. The performance of the 20% replacement material was comparable to the 100% ordinary portland cement control in terms of compressive strength and workability as measured by a variety of ASTM standard tests. In addition to the performance metrics, detailed characterization of the Calera SCM was performed using advanced analytical techniques to better understand the material interaction with the phases of ordinary portland cement. X-ray synchrotron diffraction studies at the Advanced Photon Source in Argonne National Lab confirmed the presence of an amorphous phase(s) in addition to the crystalline calcium carbonate phases in the reactive carbonate material. The presence of carboaluminate phases as a result of the interaction of the reactive carbonate materials with ordinary portland cement was also confirmed. A Life Cycle Assessment was completed for several cases based on different Calera process configurations and compared against the life cycle of ordinary portland cement. In addition to the materials development efforts, the Calera technology for the production of product using an innovative building materials demonstration plant was developed beyond conceptual engineering to a detailed design with a construction schedule and cost estimate.
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30 Jun 2010; 675 p; Also available from OSTI as DE01010956; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1010956-Owtun5/; doi 10.2172/1010956
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ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE, BUILDING MATERIALS, CALCIUM CARBONATES, CARBON, CARBONATES, CONSTRUCTION, DEMONSTRATION PLANTS, DIFFRACTION, FLUE GAS, HYDRAULICS, LIFE CYCLE, LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT, METRICS, MINERALIZATION, PILOT PLANTS, PORTLAND CEMENT, PRECIPITATION, SCHEDULES, SPECIFICATIONS, SYNCHROTRONS
ACCELERATORS, ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS, BUILDING MATERIALS, CALCIUM COMPOUNDS, CARBON COMPOUNDS, CARBONATES, CEMENTS, COHERENT SCATTERING, CYCLIC ACCELERATORS, ELEMENTS, FLUID MECHANICS, FUNCTIONAL MODELS, GASEOUS WASTES, MATERIALS, MECHANICS, NONMETALS, OXYGEN COMPOUNDS, RADIATION SOURCES, SCATTERING, SEPARATION PROCESSES, STORAGE RINGS, SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCES, WASTES
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