UTILITIES
Carbon Upcycling is an ash beneficiation solution for utilities.
We reclaim and enhance low-grade ashes into valuable low-carbon cement products.
We reclaim and enhance low-grade ashes into valuable low-carbon cement products.
20%
CO2 capture1:1
Ash for cement40%
Stronger concrete
*All numbers are represented maximums compared to traditional ordinary portland cement blends
The energy transformation is here, and it demands a foundation as robust and clean as the energy it supports. Coincidently, the remnants of our previous energy systems - coal ash - can be reclaimed and upcycled into low-carbon cement for the next generation of energy. Circularity at its finest.
Around 2.5 Billion Tonnes of Ash lay in ponds in United States alone
Industrial Circularity:
From liability to asset
Coal ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power generation, has long been an invaluable asset for cement producers, allowing them to enhance the strength of their concrete while substituting raw materials. However, as the shift away from coal power accelerates, the availability of coal ash for cement production is diminishing, challenging one of the cement industry’s significant avenues for decarbonization.
Carbon Upcycling assists utilities with their reclamation efforts by upcycling low-grade legacy coal ash into a valuable resource for cement and a method for capturing CO2 emissions. Our technology captures and utilizes point-source CO2 emissions to enhance ashes to meet industry specifications. This approach transforms this environmental liability into a new revenue stream for power producers and a low-carbon material for cement manufacturers.
Featured: Commercial Demonstration Plant
Legacy coal ash Beneficiation
Materials
Legacy coal ash is often co-mingled and of low-quality, making it difficult to use in cement and concrete. However, our CUT CO2 system is able to enhance the reactivity and strength of these materials to meet the specifications necessary for cement.
- - Class F Ash
- - Class C Ash
- - Bottom Ash
Benefits
- • Works with the varying compositions of ash
- • Increased material reactivity and strength
- • Carbonates assist with mitigating heavy metal leaching
- • Up to 10% 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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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