Reducing the carbon footprint of concrete

CO2 capturing
 In order to reduce the CO2 of the atmosphere and mitigate global warming, Geosilex® has been used in the formulation of our pavings. Geosilex®
is an innovative product consisting of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) which captures CO2.

Obtaining process of
From an industrial waste amortized energetically and environmentally

Production process
Purifying and
optimizing process
KLIMCO flagstone’s decontaminating action
 From a natural compound (calcium hydroxide), obtained in an industrial process as a non-valorizable byproduct.

 When the CO2 gets in touch with the tile, which has calcium hydroxide in its composition, a chemical reaction is produced, and water and calcium
carbonate are the resulting products:

Ca(OH ) 2  CO2  CaCO3  H 2O

Calcium hydroxide Carbone dioxide Calcium carbonate Water

 This reaction takes place gradually during the lifespan of the material, until all the Ca(OH)2 is converted into CaCO3.

 Calcium carbonate is an inert compound which forms limestone, so that it gives excellent mechanic properties to the tile for its use in paving.
CO2 capturing results
 The result of CO2 capturing using Geosilex in our pavings are:

 2550 kg CO2 is captured per 1000 m2 of material with a 4 cm thick tile.

 3530 kg CO2 is captured per 1000 m2 of material with a 6 cm thick tile.

These results mean that 1400 and 1930 m3 of CO2 are eliminated by a 4 and 6 cm thick flagstone, respectively.

Therefore, KLIMCO flagstone is able to decontaminate 12.730.000 m3 and 17.550.000 m3 of polluted air depending on the thickness of
the tile (4 or 6 cm) for each 1000 m2 of material (110 ppm CO2 excess in the air).
 Using KLIMCO we help to stop climate change, eliminating up to 3530 kg of CO2 from the atmosphere
per 1000m2 of paving.
 The decontaminating action of KLIMCO is equivalent to the purification more than 17.000.000 m3 of
air contaminated with CO2 excess.
 KLIMCO has Geosilex as the active principle, an additive obtained from a reaction byproduct in an
industrial process. Thus, the process of getting Geosilex has a null energetic and environmental cost.
 At the same time, we recover a compound that, if not used for this alternative purpose, would be
considered a residue, and it would need to be sent to the dumpsite.
 The mechanic properties of calcium carbonate are excellent for their use in paving, since this is the
compound which forms limestone.
 Obra Significativa en España
Ejemplo de aplicación

Ciudad: Bilbao, España.

Localización: Parque de la Campa de los Ingleses
Fabricante del Pavimento: UGP United Global Pavings
Producto: Losetas Prefabricadas Captadoras de CO2 Ambiental.
 Experiencia en CHILE

Ciudad: Santiago.
Localización: Universidad Finis Terrae. Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño
Proyecto y Fabricante : AEGEON / LA CANTERA S.A.
Producto: Pavimento y Mobiliario Urbano Sustentable Captador de CO2 Ambiental
 Experiencia en CHILE

Ciudad: Santiago.
Localización: Planta San Bernardo.
Proyecto y Fabricante : AEGEON / Prefabricados de Hormigón Grau.
Producto: Pavimento Sustentable Captador de CO2 Ambiental.