Mechanical recycling of End Of Life concrete into high-grade aggregates
Themes: Social impact, Materials
Market ready application
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Why?
Increasing amounts of concrete waste, lack of dumping places, saving natural resources and reducing CO2 emissions, are the main driving forces for finding a sustainable and economic way for concrete recycling.
How?
The C2CA Project aims at an innovative, cost-effective and environmental friendly approach for in situ recycling of high-volume end of life concrete stream into prime-grade aggregates and cement.
When?
The feasibility of this recycling process was examined in a demonstration project involving 20,000 tons of EOL concrete. Results show that the +4 mm recycled aggregate compares favourably with natural aggregate.
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