Progressive Planet Solutions Inc (TSX-V:PLAN) revealed it has received exceptional 28-day Strength Activity Index (SAI) results of PozGlass 100G SCM — the company's new and proprietary supplementary cementing material (SCM) made from 100% recycled glass.
Following its public unveiling of PozGlass 100 SCM on November 9, 2021, the company said test results for untreated glass showed an SAI value of 83%, while the three PozGlass 100G SCM samples registered a 28-day SAI average value of 113.4% compared to the Portland cement control sample.
"We are thrilled with these latest results," the company’s vice president of business development Ian Grant said in a statement.
”PozGlass 100G SCM outperformed the Portland cement control test sample by more than 13% at just 28 days. It's more typical to see pozzolan strength parity at the 56-day mark," he added.
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Progressive Planet said it is now procuring the equipment needed to demonstrate its production of PozGlass SCM and PozGlass 100G SCM in-house at its C-Quester Centre of Sustainable Innovation, which is set to open in the first quarter of 2022 in Calgary, Alberta, and will continue optimizing PozGlass 100G with a focus on:
- Confirming the economics of commercial-scale production;
- Filing patents to protect novel processes; and
- Quantifying and optimizing the carbon sequestration potential of PozGlass 100G SCM.
“At commercial scale, an SCM that outperforms Portland cement at 28 days provides a unique opportunity for concrete producers to maximize replacement levels of Portland cement for boosting concrete performance while also reducing the carbon footprint of every batch,” Grant continued.
“We still have work to do, but more strength with a lower carbon footprint is a 'win-win' for builders and the environment.”
Progressive Planet is an emerging technology company providing innovative circular solutions and earth-friendly micronized minerals that naturally unlock sustainability benefits across the construction and agriculture industries.
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