ERC Advanced Grant · 2023
In situ imaging of low-carbon CEMent hydration with SYNchrotron X-rays
Concrete, made from Portland cement (PC), water, aggregates, mineral additions and chemical admixtures, is the most manufactured world commodity, 5 t/person/yr. PCs are environmentally contentious, accounting for 8% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Hence, developing more durable concretes with lower embodied carbon contents is central to maintaining our well-being. The main drawback of the most ambitious proposals for sustainable low-carbon cements is their slow hydration kinetics in the first three days. Following our breakthrough in synchrotron ptychographic nanotomography for building materials, syn4cem will tailor coherence-based submicron 4D (3D+time) techniques for in situ hydration…
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