Carbon Dioxide Uptake by Cement-Based Materials: A Spanish Case Study

Applied Sciences

Carmen Andrade¹  Pedro Mora²  Aniceto Zaragoza³  MiguelÁngel Sanjuán⁴ 

[1] CIMNE–MADRID (UPC), P General Martínez Campos, 41, 9, 28010 Madrid, Spain;Department of Geological and Mines Engineering, Mine and Energy Engineering School, Technical University of Madrid (UPM), C/Ríos Rosas, 21, 28003 Madrid, Spain;Oficemen, C/José Abascal, 53, 28003 Madrid, Spain;Spanish Institute of Cement and its Applications (IECA), C/José Abascal, 53, 28003 Madrid, Spain;

关键词: climate emergency;    climate change;    climate models;    carbon dioxide uptake;    carbonation;    co₂ capture and utilization;    cement industry;    sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app10010339

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The European parliament has declared a global “climate and environmental emergency” on 28 November 2019. Given that, climate change is a clear strategic issue all around the world. Then, greenhouse gas emissions are reported by each country to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) every year. In addition, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the “2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories” give the procedure to calculate and manage the national greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. However, these guidelines do not provide any method to consider the net carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere (released in clinker fabrication minus those due to concrete carbonation) by the Portland cement clinker industry. This topic should be implemented in the climatic models of the next IPCC assessment report. This paper provides an easy procedure of estimating net CO₂ emissions proposed in the “recarbonation project” (simplified method); that is to say, carbon dioxide uptake during the service-life stage is considered as the 20% of the CO₂ released by the calcination (process emissions), whereas the end-of-life and secondary usage is only the 3% of the CO₂ released by calcination. The outcome of this study reveals that 31,290.753 tons of carbon dioxide will be absorbed by the cement-based materials produced in Spain with the cements manufactured from 2005 to 2015.

【 授权许可】

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