C-Cure addresses SPP-2436's objectives of achieving net-zero concrete by developing alternative binders and innovative carbonation strategies. It integrates experimental and computational techniques to analyze binder kinetics, focusing on internal/external CO2 curing and multi-scale modeling. Key goals include overcoming limitations in binder processing, CO2 diffusion, and binder reactivity. Work Package 1 (WP1) formulates carbonatable binders and assesses processing parameters. WP2 explores material composition and carbonation using CO2-loaded precursors, focusing on microstructural development. WP3 tests mortar mechanical and diffusivity properties, while WP4 develops a computational model to simulate binder curing and predict carbonation kinetics at various scales.

Applicants: Dr. Christiane Rößler and Dr. Neven Ukrainczyk

Scientist in charge: MSc Nita Morina