What We Do
What is Graphene, exactly?
According to the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), graphene is defined as "a single layer of carbon atoms, tightly packed in a two-dimensional honeycomb/honeycomb lattice, with a characteristic thickness of <1 nm". Graphene is a remarkable material that has the potential to revolutionize many industries, including concrete production. By incorporating graphene into concrete as a cementitious material, NanoCrete can reduce the amount of Portland cement needed to achieve similar or superior performance. This sustainability also translates into longer lasting and more durable concretes, reducing downtimes for repairs and replacement.
Sustainability Meets Necessity
With organizations like the Portland Cement Association committing to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, the development and implementation of sustainable supplementary cementitious materials is imperative. NanoCrete's graphene-based cementitious material offers significant benefits and value for concrete producers and customers by reducing the amount of total input materials while producing a concrete that has a longer life span. Given America's C- infrastructure rating by the American Society of Civil Engineers , it is crucial that high quality, cost-effective, and easy to implement materials be scaled quickly. NanoCrete has just such a solution.
Carbon Sequestering, Truly
Through our proprietary process, the carbon within waste materials becomes permanently sequestered in poured concrete via our graphene cementitious material. Because our technology can be utilized for most concrete applications, we are targeting permanently sequestering 1 Million tons of carbon via graphene into concrete by 2030. To help us achieve that goal and to help fund the scaling of our technology NanoCrete will be selling Carbon Removal Offset credits that will be verifiable and quantifiable.