Carbon CaptureWaste TreatmentSustainable Construction Materials
oco.co.uk
What does it mean 01
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Introduction 02
•Aggregate manufacturing company
• Founded in 2010
•Based on 20 years of university R&D
•Achieved End of Waste in the UK in 2011
• Listed on the ECESP good practice database
•Recycles thermal residues
• Lightweight carbon negative aggregate product
Company Snapshot 03
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COUNTRIES
15 MARKETSHARE
22%
STAFF80
TURNOVER
£15mInternationalProjects
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CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH ON EVERY
AUDIT
Per YearAggregate
>300Kt
Waste diverted from landfill
1MtUK Sites
Carbon Capture 04
Sustainable Construction Products 05
Waste
Reagents M-LS Aggregate
CO2 Water
CaCO3
Material
flow
CO2
Electricity
input
Heat output
(exothermic)
Conveyor
Storage/ Blending
Mixing Conveyor Mixing
Pelletising Conveyors
Curing/ Storage
Carbon capture and chemical stabilisation
Carbon Capture 06
Industry Wastes Global (Mt) Carbon Capture (%)
EfW APCr, fly ash, bottom ash 75 5-15
CementCement bypass dust, cement kiln dust
410 10-25
Steel Slag 507 5-20
Biomass APCr, fly ash, bottom ash 70 2-15
Paper APCr, fly ash, bottom ash 45 10-25
Global potential 240,000,000 tonnes
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Sustainable Construction Products 10
•M-LS
• Circular economy
• End of waste
• Carbon negative product (PAS 2050)
• CE certification (BS EN 13055 & 13242)
• BES 6001
• Competitive
• Consistent / Adjustable
•Multiple applications
Technical Challenges 11
• From research to commercial operation
•Chemistry to concept engineering design to operational engineering efficiency – IPR on innovation on engineering as a result
•Waste streams highly variable – IPR on mix designs formulation with carbonation
•Wide scope of technical knowledge skills from ash chemistry to recycled aggregate applications
•Understanding of linking the technical work to produce a marketable recycled aggregate
Barriers 12
•Environmental legislative policies e.g. “ EU - End of Waste” is interpreted differently for each country.
•Market acceptance – regulations/BAT
•Perception / conservative attitude
•Multiple/diverse regulations/guidance “bridge the gap”
•Zero price point for green products
•Competitive behaviour from less technical solutions for disposal of ashes (e.g. landfill)
Possibilities 13
•Production and capturing large volumes of technical data to support our technology
•Corporate responsibilities
• International collaborations
•Waste hierarchy (EfW increase, landfill decrease)
Policy Measures 14
•Governmental and global policies
•Reliance and acceptance of landfill
•Policies for “recycled materials standards”
•Harmonised EoW concept and regulation not well developed globally
•Need positive benefits for permanent carbon capture technologies linked to carbon trading
Summary 15
•Treatment & recycling of thermal residues and a wide variety of industrial materials
•Manufacture a carbon negative limestone aggregate
•Technical challenge of commercial realization
•Barriers from market adoption and competition
•Possibilities from changing commercial responsibility and waste hierarchy shift
•Policy changes to facilitate waste valorisation
Thank you
oco.co.uk