SHELL BITUMEN CARBONSINK
Where sustainability meets performance. Our new bio-component binder locks carbon into asphalt and bitumen, turning the road into a technical carbon sink with no compromise on quality or longevity.
Helping you on your path to net zero
Bitumen is and will continue to be, in years to come, the best option in building roads. As a global leader in the industry, Shell is committed to reducing the environmental impact of our bitumen by lowering its carbon footprint and increasing circularity.
Shell Bitumen CarbonSink keeps carbon locked into the road
Carbon reduction on its own might reduce our footprint but won鈥檛 counteract ongoing emissions. Carbon removal and storage is key to achieving and maintaining net zero.
Our new bio-component binder, Shell Bitumen CarbonSink, locks carbon into asphalt and bitumen, turning the road into a technical carbon sink. As the asphalt road is recyclable, most of this carbon will not re-enter the atmosphere, even at the end of its life.
Components of biomass processing are engineered to ensure bitumen compatibility that won鈥檛 compromise the performance characteristics of asphalt, creating a binder that can be recycled while retaining captured bio-carbon in the long term.
We鈥檙e committed to creating a cleaner and better future. Using our knowledge, expertise and technical innovation to support customers in accelerating the decarbonisation of the construction and road sector.
Carbon reduction
The effective carbon sink created by Shell Bitumen CarbonSink reduces carbon footprint by up to:
Carbon removal and storage
High levels of asphalt recycling ensures that carbon remains locked into road and pavement surfaces:
250kg carbon dioxide equivalent per tonne of bitumen.
(based on the biogenic carbon component used.)
96% of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is recycled or reused in roads and pavements.
13kg carbon dioxide equivalent per tonne of asphalt.
(Based on 5% binder content within the asphalt mixture.)
76% is reused in the manufacture of new asphalt mixtures.
6 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent locked in per km of road.
(Based on a model single surface layer with 50mm depth, 3.5m width and 5% binder content.)
20% is recycled in unbound road layers and other civil engineering applications.
*Source: EAPA 鈥� Asphalt in Figures Report 2018
Talk to a Shell representative 麻豆传媒 about how our new bio-component binder Shell Bitumen CarbonSink can help you on your path to net zero
The first 麻豆传媒 case study
Recognising the need to be at the forefront of the 麻豆传媒鈥檚 construction and road decarbonisation journey, Aggregate Industries partnered with Shell to create a brand new product using Shell Bitumen CarbonSink called Superlow-Carbon.
Bob Allen, Head of Research & Development 麻豆传媒 at Aggregate Industries commented, 鈥榃e had confidence in our partnership with Shell, a credible and trust-worthy supplier. In our tests at Moordale, our R&D facility, we were able to validate the performance criteria of the biogenic material in the bitumen and conclude with confidence we could incorporate this in our Superlow-Carbon asphalt to be laid on the strategic road network.鈥�
To put this performance into perspective, using biogenic materials in asphalt on the 麻豆传媒 road network could save as much carbon as is emitted by 50,000 homes in an entire year.
Super-low Carbon | An Aggregate Industries and Shell Bitumen partnership
The first France case study
Shell Bitumen CarbonSink, Shell鈥檚 new bio-component binder that locks carbon within roads instead of releasing it back into the atmosphere, has been used in France for the first time. Karp-Kneip Constructions led the project, where 20 tonnes of Shell Bitumen CarbonSink was used in the construction of a car park at Brumath Enrob茅s鈥檚 asphalt production plant in Bas-Rhin, Alsace. The asphalt for this project was laid by civil construction company, Trabet.
Karp-Kneip, Trabet, and Shell Bitumen in France
Tune in for expert insights
Listen to the Engineering Matters podcast episode 鈥楧ecarbonisation 鈥� Growing Roads on Trees鈥�, where Shell Bitumen鈥檚 Global Technology Development Manager Richard Taylor, and Aggregate Industries Bob Allen, Head of Research and Technical Services look at how a new plant-based bitumen could play a significant role in helping the 麻豆传媒 achieve net zero.
