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EPSRC funding for low-carbon cements and concretes

Tim Yates, UKCRIC Communications, Marketing and Events Manager (UCL)

Tim Yates, UKCRIC Communications, Marketing and Events Manager (UCL) | UKCRIC

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Researchers from UKCRIC members Imperial College London and University of Leeds, together with the British Geological Survey have secured £2m of EPSRC funding to develop new low-carbon cements and concretes from locally abundant low-purity clay resources.

The project “Engineered UK clays for production of low-carbon cements” will leverage UKCRIC state-of-the-art facilities to deliver underpinning science and engineering to optimise the calcined clay cement technology, and produce practical, durable and sustainable concretes.

It will combine fieldwork with laboratory-based research, modelling, pilot-scale production, field trials, and public engagement, with heavy input from partner stakeholders from across the supply chain to ensure that the developed low-carbon materials are adopted as wide as possible in future infrastructure projects.

The project runs for four years from July 2022.

Further details can be found on the University of Leeds research project page

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