The MagCarb brick uses a magnesium carbonate binder that is produced via Seratech’s proprietary
carbon capture, mineralisation and utilisation (CCMU) process and allows CO2 emissions
from industry flues to be permanently stored within the built environment.
Unlike conventional clay bricks which require firing at over 1200 degrees Celsius and have close to 1 kg of embodied CO2 per brick, Seratech’s brick needs only to be baked at 60 degrees overnight before being left to cure at an ambient temperature for up to two weeks to gain full strength.
The impact of cement emissions has been well documented but less frequently discussed are the emissions associated with clay fired bricks of which millions are used in the UK every year – take a look at Battersea Power Station!
