A new type of concrete that reduces carbon by up to 20 times has been developed by the University of East London in collaboration with a British sugar company and has won the international Climate Positive Award.
Sugarcane is a plant with many uses. From the trunk to the leaf tips, it can be used to make food such as sugar, ice cream, and sugarcane juice. It can also be used to make useful products such as biochar, food packaging, and straws. Sugarcane is an agricultural plant that is grown around the world, almost 2 billion tons per year. Therefore, there will be a lot of bagasse. Transforming sugarcane into concrete is considered to be the use of waste to its maximum benefit and also helps solve the problem of climate change.
Recently, sugarcane can be used to make concrete, but not ordinary concrete, but “bagasse concrete” that reduces carbon by 20 times more than conventional concrete. “Bagasse concrete” was developed by the University of East London in collaboration with a sugar company in England. The results of this bagasse concrete are guaranteed by the international Climate Positive Award in the Circular Economy category, which is an award honoring initiatives related to climate change. The Circular Economy section focuses on projects that reduce waste by reusing existing materials.
“Bagasse Concrete” is made from bagasse mixed with a binder. The entire mixture is compressed and allowed to harden into a high-strength block that can be used instead of clay or traditional concrete bricks. The advantages of bagasse concrete are that it hardens faster, has lower production costs, is 4 times lighter, and most importantly, emits 20 times less carbon than traditional concrete. This is an innovation that greatly reduces environmental problems.
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