Development of low carbon innovative composite material for the construction industry

建筑行业低碳创新复合材料的开发

• 批准号: 10022418
• 金额: $ 25.16万
• 依托单位: KENOTEQ LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10022418
• 关键词: Development; low; carbon; innovative; composite

The need for alternative low carbon building materials is clear. We will investigate the potential of using novel low energy binders that could be used as alternatives to cement-based products or traditional clay-fired bricks; both having high embodied carbon and energy. We propose here to investigate the optimum combinations of ingredients to ascertain whether such novel materials can meet strict multifactorial technical requirements demanded by the global building industry.This collaboration between two commercial SME partners (CelluComp/Kenoteq) and Heriot-Watt University involves two foundation industry sectors, cement and ceramics. The project will develop a new building product: with reduced energy input/costs, utilise waste/recycled materials, supports the circular economy/resource efficiency, as well as reduce CO2 emissions.Cellucomp has developed low-cost energy efficient processes for producing materials from waste/side streams of the food processing industry, specifically sugar-beet pulp, a by-product of the sugar industry. These production methods have been scaled up, producing materials suitable for applications from food to building materials.Kenoteq is the natural lead-partner for this project because they are a developer and manufacturer of unique building products that are designed to reduce carbon emissions and, at the same time, boost waste recycling from the construction industry. Having developed a brick that is made from recycled waste cementitious and ceramic materials which is produced without firing, thereby reducing CO2 emissions, and contributing to the circular economy.Heriot-Watt is required for the development of the innovative building material. Their unique expertise/experimental capability in assessing material's properties and performance from the micro-to-macro-scale behaviour according to the relevant building standards.The purpose of this proposal is to investigate in more depth the suitability of a novel binder material; both as a replacement for cement and as a potential material for manufacturing bricks/blocks with low temperature processing.Kenoteq would provide the route to market for successful products. This project aims to produce sustainable replacements, for building materials such as bricks and cement (major contributors to global CO2 release) and support efficient resources exploitation of materials.

需要替代低碳建筑材料的需求很明显。我们将研究使用新型低能粘合剂的潜力，这些低能粘合剂可以用作水泥基产品或传统粘土式砖的替代品；两者都具有较高的碳和能量。我们在这里建议调查成分的最佳组合，以确定这种新颖材料是否可以满足全球建筑行业要求的严格多因素技术要求。这两个商业中小企业合作伙伴（Cellucomp/Kenoteq）之间的合作涉及两个基金会行业部门，水泥和陶瓷。该项目将开发一种新的建筑产品：使用降低能源输入/成本，利用废物/再生材料，支持循环经济/资源效率，并减少CO2发射。Cellucomp已开发出低成本的能源效率的流程，用于从食品加工行业的废物/侧流，特别是糖叶纸浆，这是制糖业的副产品。这些生产方法已经扩大了规模，生产适合从食物到建筑材料的应用的材料。Kenoteq是该项目的自然领导者，因为它们是独特建筑产品的开发商和制造商，旨在减少碳排放量，并且在AT同时，增加了建筑业的废物回收。开发了一种由可回收的废物胶结物和陶瓷材料制成的砖，该材料是在不发射的情况下生产的，从而减少了二氧化碳的排放，并为循环经济做出了贡献。开发创新的建筑材料是必需的。它们根据相关的建筑标准评估材料的特性和性能的独特专业知识/实验能力。该提案的目的是更深入地研究新型粘合剂材料的适合性；既可以替代水泥，又是用于使用低温处理的制造砖/块的潜在材料。Kenoteq将为成功产品提供市场途径。该项目旨在为诸如砖和水泥（全球二氧化碳释放的主要贡献者）等建筑材料生产可持续的替代品，并支持对材料的有效资源开发。