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> Being able to produce concrete without the emissions involved with the production of portland cement is a major goal of decarbonizing the building stock AFAI
by danans 2y ago
> Being able to produce concrete without the emissions involved with the production of portland cement is a major goal of decarbonizing the building stock
AFAICT, cornstarch has a similar emissions to portland cement:
https://apps.carboncloud.com/climatehub/product-reports/id/75110207553#:~:text=%E2%80%9DCorn%20starch%E2%80%9D%20currently%20has%20a,of%200.96%20kg%20CO%E2%82%82e%2Fkg https://apps.carboncloud.com/climatehub/product-reports/id/7...
- szvsw 2y agoYep, the authors do a relatively straightforward LCA and estimate essentially equally carbon footprint between concrete and “corncrete.” Point still stands - it’s a major goal of building technology to mitigate the embodied carbon of buildings due to concrete.