RCRE Director’s Team secures RMB1.5 million from Aramco to conduct Carbon Neutrality Research

Congratulations to Ir Prof. Chi Sun Poon (RCRE Director), Dr Peiliang Shen (RCRE member) and Mr. Zhenjiang Gu, whose project titled “Turning Recycled Concrete Powders into High-value-added Products by Advanced Carbonation” has been awarded RMB1.5 million funding by Aramco to conduct carbon neutrality research. The project was selected from over 30 applications to win the Aramco Sustainability Techno-Quest: Carbon Footprint Reduction through Alternate Sequestration.

Organized by Aramco, The Sustainability Techno-Quest is a research and development (R&D) competition attempts to engage researchers in proposing relevant R&D projects across CO₂ solidification and CO₂ to oilfield chemicals. It focuses on sustainability and specifically the concept of alternate sequestration, where captured CO₂ may be converted to and/or incorporated into materials.