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US 2022/0013196 A1Published application
Methods and compositions for assessement of concrete carbonation
AssigneeCarboncure Technologies Inc.
InventorsGeorge Sean MONKMAN, Dean Paul FORGERON, Brad VICKERS
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods and compositions for determining and reporting carbon dioxide sequestered and/or carbon dioxide avoided in operations involving concrete, including concrete raw material transport, concrete production, and concrete use.
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A. A system comprising
- (i) a first concrete production facility, wherein
- (a) the first concrete production facility comprises a first apparatus to add exogenous carbon dioxide to a component of a first batch of concrete, the first batch of concrete, or both, produced at the facility,
- (b) a first system to determine information regarding carbon dioxide flow and/or quantity added to the component of the first batch of concrete, carbon dioxide flow and/or quantity added to the first batch of concrete in the first apparatus, a mix design for the first batch of concrete, or a weight of cement used in the first batch of concrete, or a combination thereof, and
- (c) a first transmitter to transmit the information to a first processor;
- and
- (ii) the first processor, wherein the first processor
- (a) receives inputs from the system for determining information in the first concrete production facility;
- and
- (b) processes the inputs to determine an amount of carbon dioxide sequestered and/or offset for the batch of concrete.
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A method comprising
- (i) adding exogenous carbon dioxide to a component of a first batch of concrete, the first batch of concrete, or both, produced at a first concrete production facility;
- (ii) determining information regarding carbon dioxide flow and/or quantity added to the component of the first batch of concrete, carbon dioxide flow and/or quantity added to the first batch of concrete, a mix design for the first batch of concrete, or a weight of cement used in the first batch of concrete, and
- (iii) transmitting the information to a first processor;
- and
- (iv) processing the information at the first processor to determine an amount of carbon dioxide sequestered and/or offset for the first batch of concrete.
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A network comprising
- (i) a plurality of concrete production facilities, wherein each facility comprises
- (a) an apparatus to add exogenous carbon dioxide to a component of a first batch of concrete, the first batch of concrete, or both, produced at the facility,
- (b) a system to determine information regarding carbon dioxide flow and/or quantity added to the component of the first batch of concrete, carbon dioxide flow and/or quantity added to the first batch of concrete in the apparatus, a mix design for the first batch of concrete, or a weight of cement used in the first batch of concrete, and
- (c) a transmitter to transmit the information to a processor;
- (ii) the processor, which is configured to
- (a) receive the information from each of the plurality of concrete production facilities,
- (b) process the information for each facility to determine an amount of carbon dioxide sequestered and/or avoided for the first batch of concrete produced at each facility.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.