Concrete to high quality concrete

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Belgium - The Netherlands (Vlaanderen - Nederland)

Date of latest update: 2022-08-15

Description

Description (EN):

Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 25 billion tons of concrete are used annually. The environmental impact of concrete production is large, as cement is needed in addition to granulate (sand and stones) for the production of concrete. This is not only energy-intensive, but it also ensures a high CO₂ emission. In addition, a large amount of building and demolition waste is released each year. The concrete circle is not closed because the hydrated cement is not separated from the granulates which results in a porous material of lower quality. A better separation of concrete in its constituent components is therefore required. In this project, two innovative technologies are being researched and developed, allowing for the pure separation of the various fractions: microwave treatment of concrete and the Smart Crusher technology. High-quality recycling ensures that sand and granules are reused afterwards and that the cement can be reused as a binding agent. This innovation offers a solution for the growing number of customers who are looking for high-quality (concrete) products with the lowest possible environmental impact. In addition, research is being conducted into alternative and high-quality concrete applications. For example, fabrics will be used instead of steel to reinforce concrete. The use of textile reinforcement allows the production of thinner elements, which leads to lower material consumption, and the problem of concrete rot is remedied as well. For example, during renovation of the 'Vandermeeren student flats' of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the outermost panels will be installed with textile reinforced concrete.

Description (NL):

Achievements (EN):

It is estimated that more than 25 billion tonnes of concrete are used worldwide. The environmental impact of concrete production is high, since the production of concrete in addition to granules (sand and stones) also requires cement. This is not only energy-intensive, but it also causes high CO₂ emissions. In addition, a large amount of construction and demolition waste is released every year. The concrete circle is not closed because the hydrated cement is not separated from the granules, resulting in a porous material of lower quality. A better separation of concrete into its constituents is therefore necessary. This project explores and develops several innovative technologies that allow pure separation of the different fractions: microwave treatment of concrete, adapted breaking technology namely “SmartCrusher” followed by a separation in the various components. High-quality recycling ensures that sand and granules are then reused and the cement can be used back as a binder. This innovation offers a solution for the growing number of customers looking for high-quality (concrete) products with the lowest environmental impact possible. In addition, research is being conducted on alternative and high-quality concrete applications. For example, fabrics will be used in the place of steel to arm concrete. The use of textile reinforcement allows for the production of thinner elements, which leads to a lower material consumption, but also the problem of concrete rot is addressed. For example, the outer panels with textile reinforced concrete will be installed during renovation of the ‘Vandermeeren student cows’ of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. During the first years it was shown that warming of the separated fine fraction (contains mainly cement) to above 700 °C is possible in a microwave oven. It is even possible to sintering the cement and thus make a cement that is equivalent to new cement. At present, however, this option is too expensive and technologically difficult, so that it is chosen to warm up to a maximum of 700 °C. This hydrated fraction can be used as a component of a new binder. It was also shown that heating of concrete in a microwave oven weakens the cement preferentially so that the concrete can then be more easily separated into the different components.

Achievements (NL):

Wereldwijd wordt naar schatting jaarlijks meer dan 25 miljard ton beton gebruikt. De milieu-impact van betonproductie is groot, aangezien voor de aanmaak van beton naast granulaat (zand en stenen) ook cement nodig is. Dat is niet alleen energie-intensief, maar het zorgt ook voor een hoge uitstoot van CO₂. Daarbij komt jaarlijks een grote hoeveelheid bouw- en sloopafval vrij. De betoncirkel is niet gesloten omdat het gehydrateerde cement niet gescheiden wordt van het granulaat, wat resulteert in een poreus materiaal van lagere kwaliteit. Een betere scheiding van beton in zijn samenstellende bestanddelen is daarom nodig. In dit project worden verschillende innovatieve technologieën onderzocht en ontwikkeld waardoor zuivere scheiding van de verschillende fracties mogelijk wordt: microgolfbehandeling van beton, aangepaste breektechnologie namelijk 'smartcrusher' gevolgd door een scheiding in de verschillende bestanddelen. Hoogwaardige recyclage zorgt ervoor dat zand en granulaat daarna opnieuw worden ingezet en het cement terug aangewend kan worden als bindmiddel. Deze innovatie biedt een oplossing voor het groeiende aantal klanten dat op zoek is naar hoogwaardige (beton)producten met een zo laag mogelijke milieu-impact. Daarnaast wordt onderzoek gevoerd naar alternatieve en hoogwaardige betontoepassingen. Zo zullen o.a. weefsels gebruikt worden in de plaats van staal om beton te wapenen. Het gebruik van textielwapening laat toe dunnere elementen te produceren wat aanleiding geeft tot een lager materiaalverbruik, maar ook het probleem van betonrot wordt verholpen. Zo zullen bij renovatie van de 'Vandermeeren studentenkoten' van de Vrije Universiteit Brussel de buitenste panelen met textiel gewapend beton geïnstalleerd worden. Tijdens de eerste jaren werd aangetoond dat opwarming van de afgescheiden fijne fractie (bevat voornamelijk cement) tot boven 700°C mogelijk is in een microgolfoven. Het is zelfs mogelijk het cement te sinteren en zo een cement te maken die evenwaardig is met nieuw cement. Momenteel is die optie echter te duur en technologisch te moeilijk, zodat gekozen wordt om op te warmen tot maximaal 700°C. Deze gehydrateerde fractie kan gebruikt worden als component van een nieuwe binder. Er werd ook aangetoond dat opwarmen van beton in een microgolfoven het cement preferentieel verzwakt zodat het beton daarna makkelijker kan gescheiden worden in de verschillende componenten.

Website: https://upconcrete.vito.be/nl

Thematic information

New products and services Knowledge and technology transfer

Specific Objective: Innovation of products/ services/ applications/ processes to improve environmental protection and the efficient use of resources by industrial research and experimental development through the cooperation among enterprises as well as among enterprises, R&I centers and universities

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06f) promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector and with regard to soil, or to reduce air pollution

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Address: Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 889 908.00

ERDF budget: EUR 444 954.00

CBS beton NV

Name: CBS beton NV

Address: Hooiemeersstraat 8, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 239 850.00

ERDF budget: EUR 119 925.00

MEAM

Name: MEAM

Address: Industrieweg 1119, 3540 Herk-de-Stad, Belgium

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 608 225.01

ERDF budget: EUR 304 112.50

Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek

Name: Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek

Address: Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 549 692.74

ERDF budget: EUR 274 846.37

SGS Intron

Name: SGS Intron

Address: Doctor Nolenslaan 126, 6136GV Sittard, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 111 244.10

ERDF budget: EUR 55 622.05

Recycling Wegenbouwmaterialen Amsterdam

Name: Recycling Wegenbouwmaterialen Amsterdam

Address: Osdorperweg 588, 1067SZ Amsterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 692 037.47

ERDF budget: EUR 346 018.74

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Name: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Address: Oude Markt 13, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 408 957.86

ERDF budget: EUR 204 478.93

Innovatie Centrum Duurzaam Bouwen

Name: Innovatie Centrum Duurzaam Bouwen

Address: Directiekade 2-8, 3089 Rotterdam, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 49 045.00

ERDF budget: EUR 24 522.50

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SGS Intron

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Recycling Wegenbouwmaterialen Amsterdam

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Summary

Project name (EN): Concrete to high quality concrete

Project name (NL): Beton naar hoogwaardig beton

Project acronym: Beton naar hoogwaardig beton

Project start date: 2018-03-01

Project end date: 2018-04-28

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 548 960.18

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 774 480.09

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 774 480.09.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Studies / surveys

Influence of Loading Orientation and Knitted Versus Woven Transversal Connections in 3D Textile Reinforced Cement (TRC) Composites

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://upconcrete.vito.be/nl

Publication date: 2021-12-23

Document date: 2020-06-29

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

Innovatieve recyclingsmethoden

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://upconcrete.vito.be/nl

Publication date: 2021-12-23

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: nl

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Flyers

Calculating apparent activation energy of Portland cement blended with dehydrated cement by isothermal calorimetry

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://upconcrete.vito.be/nl

Publication date: 2021-12-23

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: en

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Comparison of the physical and mechanical properties of CEM I with blends of CEM I replaced by recycled concrete up to 10 wt.%

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Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://upconcrete.vito.be/nl

Publication date: 2021-12-23

Document date: 2019-10-16

Languages: en

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Determining the apparent activation of the hydration of fresh and recycled cement by isothermal microcalorimetry and model-free kinetics

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Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://upconcrete.vito.be/nl

Publication date: 2021-12-23

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

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Innovative recovery of anhydrous phases from hydrated cement based on microwave-induced heating

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://upconcrete.vito.be/nl

Publication date: 2021-12-23

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Belgium - The Netherlands (Vlaanderen - Nederland)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2022-08-25

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1 226 / 1 226 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.grensregio.eu/en), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-04, 2023-01-12 and 2024-02-24.

Fields project name, description and achievement (from 61 projects) translated from Dutch into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

The projects which fields include an eTranslation English text are the ones with the following acronyms: Beton naar hoogwaardig beton, Biomat, Blijf aan Z, Circulair onderhoud, CO2 voor energieopslag (EnOp), De blauwe keten, De Lerende Euregio Scheldemond, Deeldezon, Fotonica pilootlijnen, Grensinfovoorziening VL-NL, Grenspark Groot Saeftinghe, Grenzeloos Biobased Onderwijs, Intelligenter Fruit Telen, Lerend Netwerk Biobouwers, Leve(n) de Bodem, LogistiekLerenZonderGrenzen, Meer natuur voor pittig fruit, Praktijklab Corrosie&Isolatie, REVIVAK (Revival vakmanschap), Entomospeed, PV OpMaat, ENLEB, Smart tooling procesindustrie, 2B Connect, Accelerate³, AQUA-VLAN 2, BIO – HarT, CrossCare, IMPAKT!, GIST, Educavia, CrossRoads 2, IMPROVED, i-4-1-Health, DEMI MORE, Meer natuur voor pittig fruit, Train4SmartServices, Link2innovate, Nano4Sports, See2Do!, eco2eco, GrasGoed – NGAG, Growing a Green Future, SKiN-HUID, Smartsediment, Smart Services Bridge, Trans Tech Diagnostics, Triple F (Food From Food), ZORO, ZULU, Glitch, Intelligenter Fruit Telen, I-QUA, PASSAnT, RHEDCOOP, TERTS, Waterstofregio 2.0 and Werkinzicht.

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