Eco-Cement plans cement from bacteria

Eco-Cement, a vast European research programme, is aimed at developing a green mortar from bacteria. The first stage sees the revitalisation of the bacteria in a mixture of urea and nutritional substances at a constant temperature of around 30°C. The revitalised bacteria are then blended with sand, industrial cement waste and ashes from rice husks. Laura Sánchez Alonso, a coordinator of the Eco-Cement project, states that the raw materials are essentially waste.
October 22, 2014 Read time: 1 min

Eco-Cement, a vast European research programme, is aimed at developing a green mortar from bacteria.

The first stage sees the revitalisation of the bacteria in a mixture of urea and nutritional substances at a constant temperature of around 30°C. The revitalised bacteria are then blended with sand, industrial cement waste and ashes from rice husks.

Laura Sánchez Alonso, a coordinator of the Eco-Cement project, states that the raw materials are essentially waste.

A main aim is to reduce CO2 emissions, since it is said that the production of cement accounts for 5% of global emissions.

The first tests have been conclusive and the goal now is to make the cement perform better.

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