Carbon-reinforcing technology showing real promise

Thursday 22 Dec 2011

 
Of interest to those supplying wood into the building and construction markets is the planned commercialisation in 2012 by Eden Energy of its concrete strengthening technology. Eden, through U.S. subsidiary Hythane Company, produces carbon nanotubes and nanofibers that can be added to concrete to increase its flexural strength.

Preliminary tests show that certain concrete formulations have increased flexural strength of between 15% and 30% after seven days. Increasing the flexural strength of concrete is a boon for the construction industry, allowing for reduced concrete beam dimensions and consequently thinner floors, reducing overall building height.

Eden has been researching concrete reinforced with its nano-carbon products for several months, with tests being carried out by the Hythane Company team in Colorado, as well as in India and Australia under industry and academic collaborations.

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