Concrete Carbon Curing
Carbon-curing systems inject captured CO₂ into ready-mix concrete or precast products during mixing and curing. The CO₂ reacts with calcium ions to form nano-scale calcium carbonate, locking carbon into the matrix while improving compressive strength so cement content can drop 5–10%. Modular dosing skids integrate with batch plants, and sensors verify injection volumes for carbon accounting. Some processes cure blocks in CO₂-rich chambers, mineralizing industrial emissions at scale.
Contractors adopt carbon-cured concrete to meet embodied carbon targets, win green building credits, and reduce cement costs. Cities like New York, Austin, and Singapore specify low-carbon mixes in procurement, while infrastructure owners integrate carbon-curing into toll roads, data centers, and wind-turbine foundations. Carbon utilization companies co-locate with cement plants to mineralize flue gas, bundling carbon-removal credits with material sales.
The technology is TRL 8 but needs broader standards, inspector education, and CO₂ supply logistics. ASTM/ACI test methods are being updated, and carbon registries develop methodologies for utilization projects. As embodied carbon regulations tighten, CO₂-curing will become a mainstream decarbonization lever for the construction sector.
