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Study of High-Strength Concrete Reinforced with Bamboo Fibers

Soto H., Marrero R., Benítez F., Medina C., University of Puerto Rico, PR

Concrete is the most used construction material worldwide and, as a consequence, has a significant environmental impact. Cement fabrication accounts for 5 to 10% of the global carbon emission. This has driven scientists to create [...]

From Here to Innovation: Safer Alternatives in Building Product Materials

Lent T., Drake S., Perkins+Will, US

The demand for non-toxic building products is pushing manufacturers to look for alternatives to “worst offender” chemicals. While there are long lists of chemicals to avoid (California Prop 65, other governmental lists, and various “red [...]

Structural Determination of Silica-Based Fire-Proof Heat Insulation

Oya N., Kawajiri Y., Kitajima H., Matsumoto K., Sugiura K., Imae K., Imae Y., Imae K., Imae Y., Osaka Prefectural College of Technology, JP

There are urgent needs for fire-proof heat insulations that are particularly used for protection of electric cables in critical power plants. Those insulations must provide sufficient coverages to enormously long cables and even have reduced [...]

High-Performance Nano Insulation Materials for Energy-Efficient Buildings

Jelle B.P., Tilset B.G., Gao T., Grandcolas M., Løvvik O.M., Bohne R.A., Mofid S.A., Ng S., Sagvolden E., Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and, SINTEF Building and Infrastructure, NO

High-performance nano insulation materials (Hi-Per NIM) may be developed by exploiting the Knudsen effect for reduced thermal conductivity and thus make thermal insulation materials with a nanoporous air-filled structure. Hence, these NIMs are supposed to [...]

CCUS Capacity Building and Technology Adoption in Mexico

Burton E., Mateer N., Mota J., University Caifornia Berkeley, US

Mexico has committed in the Paris Agreement to ambitious greenhouse gas reductions by 2030. Their plan to meet these goals, which is summarized in the CCUS Technology Roadmap in Mexico, includes widespread deployment of CCUS [...]

Harsh environment low cost LIBS sensor for sub-surface CO2 leak detection in carbon sequestration

Jain J., Goueguel C.L., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) program goals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from anthropogenic sources will require great cost and effort. To ensure the success of the program [...]

TechnoEconomicEnvironmental Assessment Method for CO2Utilization in Chemicals Production Based on Evidence from StartUps and Literature

Zimmermann A., Kant M., Schomäcker R., Kratzer J., TU Berlin, DE

Greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting anthropogenic climate change create tremendous economic, ecologic and social challenges for societies today and in the future. To mitigate these effects, world leaders agreed to limit global warming to [...]

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