Recycled Aggregates (RA) from Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) contain natural aggregates, hardened cement paste but also masonry, plaster, etc. Part of these recycled aggregates are hardly suitable for concrete production due to their water absorption (cement paste porosity, clays) and reactivity (sulphate or alkalis release, etc.). RA incorporation in Portland cement raw meal is a possible way to use these recycled aggregates and consequently avoid landfill. Read More
One of the objectives of the project SeRaMCo (Secondary Raw Materials for Concrete Precast Products) is the development of concrete mixtures for precast elements for structural and non-structural purposes, especially pavement elements. Read More
Construction is an important sector in the Dutch economy, accounting for almost 7% of the Gross Domestic Product and providing employment for 458,000 people. Every year the Dutch construction sector consumes 250 million tons or 50 percent of raw materials in the Netherlands. At the same time it produces 23 million tons of demolition waste of which 97% are recovered, mostly for use under the road surface. Read More
Research which aims at having long-term societal impact not only needs knowledge and curiosity but also business potential. In this sense, an important part of the Work Package “Long-term effects” of the European INTERREG project SeRaMCo – Secondary Raw Materials for Concrete Precast Products – is the development of business models. Read More
As one of the partner universities, the University of Luxembourg is actively working on the SeRaMCo project in different aspects: (i) technical features on the design of new concrete mixtures and elements, and (ii) a continuous overview of the market situation in Luxembourg through several stakeholders. More specifically, in the technical aspect of the project (containing three different work packages), the University of Luxembourg’s role is mainly in work package 2 (developing new cement and concrete mixes for use of recycled materials) and in work package 3 (generating and implementing innovative cement and concrete products based on recycled aggregates). Read More
On April 17, 2018, representatives from several SeRaMCo Partners – University of Kaiserslautern, Schuttelaar & Partners, University of Liège, University of Luxembourg, University of Lorraine, Prefer, Tradecowall – visited Contern SA, the biggest CPP Producer in Luxembourg. Contern produces concrete mainly directed to Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Germany. Read More
Against the background of rising ecological pressure and threatening scarcity of primary raw materials, concrete precast products made from recycled construction and demolition waste have good chances to successfully penetrate the emerging market of green construction products in North-Western Europe. Read More
