Ladle slag characteristics and use in mortar and concrete: A comprehensive review

O Najm, H El-Hassan, A El-Dieb - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Ladle slag is a by-product of secondary steel treatment. A typical management option for
ladle slag is stockpiling in open yards. Given the massive production quantities of such …

A review of the influence of steel furnace slag type on the properties of cementitious composites

AS Brand, EO Fanijo - Applied sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The type of steel furnace slag (SFS), including electric arc furnace (EAF) slag, basic oxygen
furnace (BOF) slag, ladle metallurgy furnace (LMF) slag, and argon oxygen decarburization …

Mechanical activation of steel slag to prepare supplementary cementitious materials: A comparative research based on the particle size distribution, hydration, toxicity …

X Sun, J Liu, Y Zhao, J Zhao, Z Li, Y Sun, J Qiu… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The low reactivity of steel slag limits its large-scale application in building materials.
Mechanical activation is reported to increase the reactivity of steel slag, but most of the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of ladle slag on Class F fly ash geopolymer: Reaction mechanism and high temperature behavior

Y Luo, KM Klima, HJH Brouwers, Q Yu - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to its low hydraulic reactivity, ladle slag is currently underutilized with nearly 80% of
annual generation is either landfilled or dumped. This work investigates the joint activation …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the gel compatibility and thermal behavior of alkali activated Class F fly ash/ladle slag: the underlying role of Ca availability

Y Luo, HJH Brouwers, Q Yu - Cement and Concrete Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The gel compatibility in calcium contained geopolymers remains a controversial topic. This
work aims to clarify the role of Ca availability in determining the geopolymerization of alkali …

[HTML][HTML] Alternative alkali-activator from steel-making waste for one-part alkali-activated slag

E Adesanya, K Ohenoja, A Di Maria, P Kinnunen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the use of desulphurization dust (DeS-dust) generated as a waste material
during steel-making process, as an alternative activator to commercial sodium hydroxide in …

Experimental methods to determine the feasibility of steel slags as supplementary cementitious materials

Y Wang, P Suraneni - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Limited applications for the large amounts of steel slags produced globally exist. In this
study, the hydraulic and pozzolanic behavior of basic oxygen furnace slag (BOFS) and ladle …

Ladle furnace slag as a partial replacement of Portland cement

PA Henríquez, D Aponte, J Ibáñez-Insa… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Ladle furnace slag (LFS) has been proposed as partial cement replacement due to its
similar chemical composition with Portland cement. However, its mineralogical composition …

Assessing the sustainability potential of alkali-activated concrete from electric arc furnace slag using the ECO2 framework

H Hafez, D Kassim, R Kurda, RV Silva… - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials are regarded as a potential sustainable building material with
industrial by-products fully replacing ordinary Portland cement. Five million tonnes of electric …

Utilization of ladle furnace slag as cement partial replacement: Influences on the hydration and hardening properties of cement

K Fang, D Wang, J Zhao, M Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Ladle furnace slag (LFS) is a potential new resource for the preparation of cementitious
materials with early hydration activities. To evaluate the application performance of LFS as a …