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Zero-CO2 cemeNt ThRough cArBonation of cAlcium Silicates and aluminateS
We live in a world of concrete. According to the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) cement is consumed at a rate of ~150 tonnes each second, and it accounts for approximately 8% of all CO2 emissions and 7% of industry energy use. In order to mitigate the negative environmental impacts of concrete, Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) is the best available strategy: the GCCA estimates that CCU technologies will represent up to 42% of the CO2 reductions necessary to reach the net zero industrial objective in 2050. The CONTRABASS MSCA-DN will act in this framework, in the pathway towards the zero-CO2 cement and concrete production, building a high-quality doctorate network (DN) to investigate the fundamental physico-chemical processes governing the Carbonation of the clinker phases and the cement paste, as well as the subsequent formation of Calcium Carbonate Cements (CCCs).
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CONTRABASS Secondment Update! 06/05/2026 📢 CONTRABASS Secondment Update! We’re excited to share that Aden Rana (DC7) has started his secondment this week at SIKA in Switzerland 🇨🇭 During his stay, Aden will perform co-precipitation experiments to investigate…
CONTRABASS Secondment update!
CONTRABASS Secondment update! 26/04/2026 📢 CONTRABASS Secondment Update! Excited to share that Batoul Assi (DC5, SIMaP-CNRS) has recently started her secondment at the University of Oulu 🇫🇮 under the supervision of Päivö Kinnunen and Hoang Nguyen. She will…
CONTRABASS Secondment update!
CONTRABASS Secondment Update! 13/04/2026 📢 CONTRABASS Secondment Update! We’re happy to share that Amal Mathyas (DCUK9) has recently started his secondment at TUCN (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca), Romania 🇷🇴 under the supervision of Prof. Ioan Ardelean. …