Scientists say technological improvements will render smaller reactors cost-effective and versatile enough to be operational in Australia within a decade.
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Australian engineers have discovered a way to make stronger concrete using roasted used coffee grounds, giving the drink additive a “double-shot” and reducing waste going to landfills.
Engineers in Australia have found a way of making stronger concrete with roasted used-coffee grounds, to give the drink-additive a “double shot” at life and reduce waste going to landfills. Lead author Dr Rajeev Roychand from RMIT University said the team developed a technique to make concrete 30% stronger by turning waste coffee grounds into biochar, using a low-energy process without oxygen at 350 degrees Celsius.
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