A UCLA research team led by Gaurav Sant, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and of material science and engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a two-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award supports the development of a process that can convert carbon dioxide emissions into construction materials, as described in UCLA's press release.
An additional $905,000 from UCLA discretionary funds and industry partners has also been allotted to the research. According to UCLA, the technology captured carbon dioxide from raw flue gas as it exits power plants, cement plants and other producers of carbon dioxide. Sant says the resulting product will have a carbon footprint 50% to 70% lower than regular concrete used in construction.
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