WITHOUT SONOCRETE
WITH SONOCRETE
30% less carbon emissions – same compressive strength
With Sonocrete, the cement content can be reduced to save cost and carbon, or the cement type can be changed to reduce carbon emissions
With Sonocrete, the cement content can be reduced to save cost and carbon, or the cement type can be changed to reduce carbon emissions
Ultrasound creates pressure changes in the cement-water-suspension that lead to cavitation, which means bubbles are formed that grow until they reach an unstable size and then implode.
With Sonocrete, carbon emissions can be reduced by 10% to 30%, while at the same time reducing cost.
With Sonocrete, a cement reduction of 10 to 50 kg is typically possible, depending on the recipe and cement. Test the slurry to see the savings potential in your plant.
Sonocrete is a bypass system that premixes a part of the cement, water, and SCM prior to concrete mixing and treats it with high-power ultraound. As soon as concrete making starts, the Sonocrete slurry is ready for production.
The production set up doesn't have to be changed, the Sonocrete-System is merely an addition to the current configuration of the precast plant.
Ultrasound creates pressure changes in the slurry that lead to cavitation, which means bubbles are formed that grow until they reach an unstable size and then implode.
Extreme conditions - high pressures and high temperatures - are created on the outer edges of the bubbles, which stimulate and accelerate the formation of C-S-H phases. The C-S-H phases are formed during the hydration of cement and are responsible for the hardening of the concrete.
On this untreated concrete there are only few C-S-H clusters.
The C-S-H formation after the sonocrete mixing can be clearly seen when compared to an untreated sample - here 2 hours into the hydration process. While the reference sample only exhibits a few C-S-H clusters, in the sonocrete sample many clusters of the C-S-H phases have formed and are spread evenly across the surface.
Get in touch to learn more about how Sonocrete can support your concrete production to make it cost-efficient and sustainable,
and get your hands on some pre-treated slurry to test in your own lab.
