Issue |
Sust. Build.
Volume 2, 2017
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Article Number | 3 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
Section | Sustainable Building Materials and Construction | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/sbuild/2017004 | |
Published online | 12 April 2017 |
Research Article
Carbonated miscanthus mineralized aggregates for reducing environmental impact of lightweight concrete blocks
1
University of Liège, Research Unit Urban and Environmental Engineering,
Liège, Belgium
2
Bureau d'expertise JM Rigo,
Verviers, Belgium
⁎ e-mail: Luc.Courard@ulg.ac.be
Received:
7
December
2016
Accepted:
16
March
2017
At a time when the cement industry is largely responsible for the production of CO2 in the construction sector, it is useful to make this production a reverse phenomenon: that is CO2 capture. The CO2 absorption process called carbonation, improves specific properties of the concrete during the conversion of carbon dioxide CO2 into calcium carbonate CaCO3. Current environmental concerns motivate the study of carbonation in order to maximize the absorption of carbon dioxide. Moreover, lightweight concrete with bio-based products knows an interesting development in the construction field, especially as thermal insulation panels for walls in buildings. Before identifying and quantifying the basic physical characteristics of concrete made from miscanthus, it is necessary to optimize the composition of the product. The long-term stability as well as the reinforcement may be obtained by means of a mineralization process of the natural product: a preparation with a lime and/or cement-based material is necessary to reinforce the cohesion of the bio-based product. Mineralization process is described as well as the way of producing blocks for CO2 capture by means of accelerated carbonation. Finally, concrete blocks produced with miscanthus mineralized aggregates offer interesting mechanical properties and minimal environmental impact.
Key words: miscanthus / mineralization / concrete / absorption / carbonation
© L. Courard and V. Parmentier, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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