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HEX Overview

It is projected that the real estate sector is going to build another New York City’s equivalent of buildings every month through 2050 - the time frame established for the global economy to realize net-zero emissions as set forth by the Paris Agreement.

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The key construction materials, concrete and steel, are responsible for 16% of the world’s CO2 emissions combined.

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Decarbonizing concrete production is central to reducing the carbon footprint of the real estate industry.

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If concrete production was a country, it would be the third-largest CO2 emitter in the world – behind only the China and USA.

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In the cement production process, emissions result primarily from:

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1. From calcination or heating limestone to high temperatures

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2. Energy requirements in manufacturing cement

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Climate goals will only be realized by innovative solutions for difficult-to-decarbonize industries like concrete and steel.

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HEX Background

Cement-based composites are the most popular construction materials in infrastructure worldwide because of their:

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1.  Low cost

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2. Easy shape ability

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3. Excellent compressive ability

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However, the three below drawbacks of cement-based composites pose major concerns and result in poor durability and high maintenance costs.

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1. Inherent brittleness

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2. Low tensile strength

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3. Environmental vulnerability

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HEX is the industry leader of carbon-based nanomaterials. HEX’s technology is composed of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal helix lattice pattern. The structure is nearly transparent with one atom thickness.

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  • HEX is lighter than a feather

  • HEX is more conductive than copper

  • HEX is stronger than steel

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HEX can be infused into the concrete matrix to enhance the performance of cement composites. HEX enhanced concrete is 200 times stronger and 6 times lighter than conventional concrete.

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Using HEX today is like having stainless steel in the bronze age.

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The HEX Solution

HEX’s novel and proprietary technology uniquely incorporates only the purest formulations in its solution, realizing up to:

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  • 50% enhancement of concrete compression

  • 80% enhancement of modulus elasticity of concrete

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In select applications, steel rebars can be reduced or eliminated. 

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HEX’s proprietary process yields superior performance characteristics and metrics in its applications compared to other technologies.

 

HEX excels over other technologies due to their inferior molecular shapes, the presence of oxygen and other undesirable characteristics in their structure.

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Importantly, HEX technology delivers a significant reduction in CO2 emissions for the global real estate sector as well as improving economic and performance metrics.

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HEX technology is the unilateral solution:

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With a HEX’s proprietary formulation, less cement is required to achieve identical mechanical properties of traditional cement composites

 

HEX enhanced cement delivers much greater resistance to aggressive environments than traditional cement composites

 

HEX enhanced cement has excellent electrical conductivity and sensitive piezoresistivity enabling the development of smart infrastructures with strain/damage sensing ability, self-healing as well as static/dynamic, wired/wireless power generation.

 

Ideal for powering electrical grids for wireless EV charging on cement-based road systems.

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HEX enhanced cement prevents thermal cracking in mass concrete structures, enhances the fire resistance of buildings due to the superior thermal diffusivity, and offers the potential to deploy cement-based road pavement de-icing applications to improve traffic safety

 

HEX enhanced cement demonstrates exceptional electromagnetic interference shielding (EMI) effects, minimizing electromagnetic emission problems on human health and improving security.

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HEX’s technology can be mass-produced  cost-efficiently, while still

maintaining its pristine properties.

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HEX's advantages in concrete:

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  1. Utilizing HEX’s full suite of technologies, we now create self-healing concrete products that are engineered to endure for centuries compared to current industry standard concrete that decomposes in as little as 50 years.

  2. Alters the molecular chemistry of cement making it stronger and more durable.

  3. Increases flexural strength by 70% which reduces the amount of steel reinforcement required yielding significant cost savings.

  4. Increases water-resistance by 300%, extending the service life.

  5. Increases compressive strength by 146%, and decreases permeability by 400% .

  6. UV-resistant due to HEX’s technology absorbing UV radiation which reduces heating and cooling expenditures over the life of a structure.

  7. HEX technology is hydrophobic which mitigates the freeze-thaw cycle on infrastructure such as bridges, dams, runways.

  8. Cure cycle is accelerated with higher PDI even before 28 days.

  9. Increased structural integrity against inclement weather and natural disasters.

  10. Cures with salt water.

  11. Upwards of 30% reduction in water and aggregate needed, including decrease in dispersants and surfactants.

  12. HEX provides a gas impermeability, filling in amorphous regions, while dissipating electrical energy due to the large aspect ratio of HEX technology.

  13. Reduced pump pressure for less kW/HP requirements yielding reduced carbon footprint.

  14. HEX has been shown to reduce water penetration depth and chloride diffusion by as much as 80%.

  15. As a 100% green technology, HEX provides its stakeholders the ability to create an ongoing stream of valuable carbon offsets & credits to be monetized over the life of a structure.

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