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How does this address the emissions of concrete's curing process? There's no way you can have "zero emission concrete". I've seen proposed additives that will r
by seventyone 2y ago
How does this address the emissions of concrete's curing process? There's no way you can have "zero emission concrete". I've seen proposed additives that will reduce the emissions during the curing process but that chemical reaction is going to have to happen regardless.
- bobfromhuddle 2y agoConcrete absorbs co2 while curing. It's the calcination process, where we heat limestone up until the co2 burns off, that has unavoidable emissions. Since this concrete is recycled, that's already happened.
- kragen 2y agosee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40461810 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40461810 for a correction
- meindnoch 2y agoWhat are you even talking about? CO2 is absorbed during curing.