IP Library Granted Patent US 12,138,582
Granted Patent B2
US 12,138,582 · App. 17/944,476 · Granted Nov 12, 2024

Reduced carbon footprint concrete composition

Inventors: Brent R. Constantz (Portola Valley, CA); Jacob Schneider (San Jose, CA); Christopher L. Camire (Morgan Hill, CA); Seung-Hee Kang (San Jose, CA); Ken Hines (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: Blue Planet Systems Corporation
B01D53/1475B01D53/1425B01D53/62C01B32/60B01D2252/102B01D2257/504B01D2258/0283B01D2258/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,138,582
App. No.
17/944,476
Filed
Sep 14, 2022
Granted
Nov 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1776
USPC
96/234
Abstract

A reduced-carbon footprint concrete composition includes CO 2 -sequestering aggregate that sequesters carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from a CO 2 containing gas and cementitious material. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete composition has a reduced carbon footprint relative to an ordinary concrete composition.

Claims (16)

1. A reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition comprising:

cementitious material;

CO 2 -sequestering aggregate that sequesters CO 2 from a CO 2 containing gas; and

remediated concrete geomass aggregate, wherein the remediated concrete geomass aggregate is coated with a CO 2 -sequestering carbonate mineral coating layer that is distinct from the cementitious material.

2. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition of claim 1 , wherein the CO 2 -sequestering aggregate comprises aggregate particles having a core and a CO 2 sequestering carbonate coating on at least a portion of a surface of the core, wherein the core and the CO 2 sequestering carbonate coating layer have different isotopic profiles.

3. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition of claim 1 , wherein the CO 2 -sequestering aggregate has a total surface reflectance (TSR) value ranging from Rg; 0,=0.40 to Rg; 0,=0.98.

4. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition of claim 3 , wherein the reduced-carbon footprint concrete composition has an high albedo value of 0.3 or greater.

5. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition of claim 1 , wherein the CO 2 -sequestering aggregate includes one or more contaminants selected from Hg, Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Tl, V, and Zn, or products thereof, that are predicted not to leach into the environment.

6. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition of claim 1 , wherein the CO 2 -sequestering aggregate is internal curing and enables release of water over time to hydrate the cementitious material.

7. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite concrete composition of claim 1 , wherein the CO 2 -sequestering aggregate comprises a solid carbonate composition generated by sequestering CO 2 from the direct air capture (DAC) generated gaseous source of CO 2 .

8. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition of claim 7 , wherein the sequestering CO 2 comprises:

contacting an aqueous capture liquid with a direct air capture (DAC) generated gaseous source of CO 2 under conditions sufficient to produce an aqueous carbonate; and

combining a cation source and the aqueous carbonate under conditions sufficient to produce a CO 2 sequestering carbonate;

to sequester CO 2 from the gaseous source of CO 2 .

9. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition of claim 1 , wherein the remediated concrete geomass aggregate is obtained from a building, road, pavement, sidewalk, or barrier.

10. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete dry composite composition of claim 1 , wherein the carbonate mineral coating layer has a thickness ranging from 1 μm to 1000 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: CONSTANTZ, BRENT R.; SCHNEIDER, JACOB; CAMIRE, CHRISTOPHER L.; KANG, SEUNG-HEE; HINES, KEN
To: BLUE PLANET, LTD.
Reel/Frame 061107/0718 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: BLUE PLANET, LTD.
To: BLUE PLANET SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061107/0749 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16490328
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