The National Science Foundation awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the University of Missouri System under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) for the period of July 15, 2022 to June 30, 2024.
The grant funds research to develop a carbon-negative process for converting municipal solid waste incineration ashes into high-value blended supplementary cementitious materials using carbon dioxide from flue gases. These carbon-negative supplementary cementitious materials will be tested for use in concrete production to reduce carbon emissions. The research aims to address shortages in supplementary cementitious materials for the concrete industry while upcycling a difficult-to-recycle waste stream and facilitating large-scale carbon dioxide utilization. Outcomes will include an industrially viable process design and optimized processing parameters to produce consistent supplementary cementitious materials from variable waste compositions.
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