MINING
Carbon Upcycling is a resource efficiency solution for mining operations.
We offtake and enhance low-grade minerals and excess into valuable low-carbon cement products.
20%
CO2 capture1:1
Minerals for cement
*All numbers are represented as maximums
The transition to a sustainable economy depends on the critical metals and minerals mined today. The mining industry is pressured to meet growing demands but do so in an environmentally responsible manner. The key to a sustainable future in mining lies in using resources more efficiently throughout a mine's life cycle, particularly byproducts like mine excess.
For every 1 tonne of ore processed, only a few pounds of material are recovered, - the rest is waste
Industrial Circularity:
From liability to asset
In a commodity-driven market like mining, resource efficiency represents a significant opportunity to create an economic and environmental advantage. Everyday, mines produce materials like clays and natural pozzolans as byproducts of their operations. While they’re a burden for operators, these byproducts pose a significant opportunity for the cement industry to decarbonize.
Carbon Upcycling assists mineral resource companies with their byproduct management by upcycling low-grade byproducts into a valuable resource for cement and a method for capturing carbon emissions. Our technology captures and utilizes point-source CO2 emissions to enhance natural minerals to meet cement specifications or for use as backfill.
Featured: CRH Mississauga Cement Plant
Natural Mineral Beneficiation
Natural minerals are largely inert due to their chemical composition. Our CUT CO2 system is able to enhance the reactivity of these new materials to meet the specifications necessary for cement
Materials
- - Clays (kaolin content 5%<)
- - Natural pozzolans
Benefits
- • Works with the varying compositions of material
- • Increased material reactivity and strength
- • Up to 20% carbon uptake
Full Stack Carbon Capture & Utilization
What takes nature years,
we accomplish in a few hours
One of the greatest barriers to carbon capture and storage is the cost of infrastructure to capture and transport CO2 and the need for stable geological deposits to store captured emissions. Carbon Upcycling offers an energy-efficient capture and utilization solution to permanently sequester and create value from captured carbon onsite.
The CUT CO2 system accelerates the process of carbon mineralization, locking away CO2 emissions in select materials while creating high-performance SCMs. We prepare the material to selectively uptake CO2 directly from point source emissions with concentrations as low as 4%.
Already have a carbon capture system installed? Our system can integrate into your current carbon capture project, providing a valuable offtake for your captured CO2.
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Engage with Us
Our team collaborates with your operations and material recovery partners to upcycle mining excess onsite or at our partner locations.
Onsite Project
Material Identification
- Identify potential materials in your portfolio and surrounding area
Basic Analysis
- Initial material composition analysis
- Report of material activation suitability (They send us material comp and we provide a report of suitability)
MACE Material Activation
- Small-scale material testing
- Comprehensive material report
- Mortar testing
- SAI
- ASR
- Water Demand
- Carbon Uptake
- TGA
- TGA
- Treated material sent back for your own testing
Medium & Large-scale Trials
- Material activation in industrial-scale system
- Material process optimization
Project Execution
- Project evaluation & feasibility studies
- Detailed design & engineering
- Technology integration
- Site operation
Material Offtake
Material Identification
- Identify potential materials in your portfolio and surrounding area
Basic Analysis
- Initial material composition analysis
- Report of material activation suitability (They send us material comp and we provide a report of suitability)
MACE Material Activation
- Small-scale material testing
- Comprehensive material report
- Mortar testing
- SAI
- ASR
- Water Demand
- Carbon Uptake
- TGA
Offtake Agreement
- Offtake Agreement