Summary

The PREFABRI_CO₂ project aims to contribute to the mitigation of climate change through the development of new alternatives for the capture and valorisation of industrial CO₂ in the curing of precast concrete elements.

Main novelty of the project: the study of new alternatives of CO₂ capture with hydrotalcites and the valorisation of CO₂ as a product of commercial interest for curing precast concrete elements with natural aggregates and recycled aggregates from industrial waste (circular economy) with or without CO₂ capture materials incorporation, and which, due to their carbonation and CO₂ capture capacity, can be marketed as prefabricated carbon-negative technology products.

The proposal aims to contribute to the mitigation of climate change and, in parallel, promote the circular economy in the construction sector.

A multidisciplinary research team with strong synergies formed by researchers from Groups TEP-227 (Construction Engineering) and FQM-391 (Materials and Applications) of the University of Córdoba has been set up to address complex problems and make significant progress in the knowledge of new alternatives for CO₂ capture and valorisation. PREFABRI-CO₂ has the support of associations and companies and the participation of international reference researchers.