Researchers at ICITECH have obtained for the first time worldwide a lightweight and insulating cellular concrete (HCT) in which 85% of the materials are waste. Household aluminum foil, rice husk ash and residues from the manufacture of iron in blast furnaces or from the production of fuels are used for its manufacture.
It is a material whose carbon footprint, and therefore its implications in terms of the greenhouse effect, is only 22% compared to current cellular concretes. The process for obtaining it generates around 78% less polluting emissions. All this makes it the most ecological aerated concrete obtained to date internationally.
Conventional concrete is the construction material with the highest demand and indiscriminate use. Cellular concrete (HCT) is presented as a sustainable alternative that reduces the volume of material required and, therefore, the cost of construction. Furthermore, it increases energy efficiency as it is an insulating material.
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El hormigón más ecológico sale de los laboratorios de la UPV