Mannok partners with Boliden and SEAM on research collaboration focused on reducing carbon emissions in the cement industry
Mannok and Boliden (Tara Mines), in partnership with The South Eastern Applied Materials (SEAM) research centre at South East Technological University, will take part in a two-and-a-half-year research collaboration focused on reducing carbon emissions in the cement industry.
SEAM has been awarded over €700,000 by Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Partnership Project (IPP) and Capital Funding programme, to work on this ambitious project. This project aligns well with the European Green Deal, which aims to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and support the transition to a green economy.
The partnership will explore using shale as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) to lower clinker content, thereby reducing CO2 emissions during cement production. Additionally, the research will investigate carbonation curing of Cement Paste Backfill (CPB), which could improve strength and capture CO2 in abandoned mine areas, addressing climate change challenges.