High quality, low carbon cement

Stanford researchers have developed a high-quality cement with a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions with no upcycling. Cement is the second most consumed resource in the world, accounts for 8% of the world's CO2 emissions, is tough to recycle, and has a lifetime of about 50-100 years or less. In response, the Rocks and Geomaterials Laboratory at Stanford has engineered a low to near-to-zero carbon footprint cement clinker through a cement-processing technique that replaces limestone with carbon-free volcanic rocks and mimics how fibrous microstructures effectively reinforce rocks. The new process significantly slashes carbon dioxide emissions during manufacturing allowing for reductions of 70% of CO2 emissions, and can potentially increase durability.

Stage of Research

Researchers are in the prototype phase and testing the properties.