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Existing concrete structures uptake CO2 during and after service

Claim that existing concrete structures take up CO2 throughout and after their service life.

Confidence
90%
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Evidence Quote

“Existing concrete structures uptake CO2 during and after service”

Relationship

existing concrete structures decreases atmospheric CO2

Connections (4)

Concrete absorbs CO2 throughout its life cycleInferenceChain
Portland cement concrete absorbs atmospheric CO2Association
Stock dynamics drive carbon uptake and emissions balance in cementInferenceChain
Demolished and crushed concrete substantially increases atmospheric CO2 uptakeInferenceChain

Evidence

“Reference to "Effect of plastering on the carbonation of a 35-year-old reinforced concrete building" by Huang, Chang, and Liang.”

Huang, N. et al. (2012). Effect of plastering on the carbonation of a 35-year-old reinforced concrete building