The natural minerals olivine and basalt are able to bind CO2 over their entire life cycle which can take decades for the minerals to become saturated with the greenhouse gas. In this research project, "CO2MIN - Mineral Sequestration of CO2", knowledge is generated to address this question and improve the cement industry's climate performance.
Poroject Lead: HeidelbergCement
Region: Europe
Country: Germany
City/Town: Potsdam
Timeline Start - End: 2017-01-07 - 2020-12-31
Project Status: Completed
Project Budget: 3000000.0 €
Funding source: MBMF
Activities:
- Techno-economic analysis
- Social acceptance
- Research (CCU)
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
CO2 Source: Cement production
CCU Tecnology Category: Capture (Point sources) and Utilization
Info On Utilization:
- Mineralization (Carbonation)
End TRL: 4
CO2 capture/Utilization:
Production Volume:
Product Categories:
- (Building) Materials
Specific Product(s): Cement
- Green Minerals
- IASS
- RWTH Aachen University
- HeidelbergCement