ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoNREL Researchers Pave the Way for Carbon-Negative Concretewww.nrel.govexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down13
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkNREL Researchers Pave the Way for Carbon-Negative Concretewww.nrel.govArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoFor obvious reasons, I imagine that would only react on the surface level, and I’m willing to bet the CO2 generated in mining the materials, creating the concrete, and transporting the concrete outweigh some surface-level reactions with CO2.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoYeah you need to pour it differently, in thin layers. I’m guessing that extra time might make it too expensive?
For obvious reasons, I imagine that would only react on the surface level, and I’m willing to bet the CO2 generated in mining the materials, creating the concrete, and transporting the concrete outweigh some surface-level reactions with CO2.
Yeah you need to pour it differently, in thin layers. I’m guessing that extra time might make it too expensive?