The urgent global challenges of climate change and resource overconsumption highlight the
need for sustainable innovations in the construction industry. Ordinary portland cement, a …

Landfilling activities are one of the major sources of heavy metal (loid) s contamination.
Thus, assessing the spatial distribution of these elements and evaluating their potential …

Coal gangue (CG) and fly ash (FA) buildup and storage pose significant environmental and
human health issues. Thus, enhancing their use in several applications has gained …

Titanium gypsum (TG) is a solid waste generated in the sulfate method of TiO 2 production.
The stockpiling of TG causes harmful environmental issues, but TG could be reused for …

Numerical modelling and simulation approaches can be used to optimize material
combinations, structural design, and process parameters to achieve the desired structural …

Toxic contamination of agricultural soils by trace metal (oid) s can pose detrimental effects
on human health and agroecological systems. In this view, the current research explored …

It is estimated that approximately 1.2 million tons of cigarette butts (CBs) are introduced into
the environment annually. The aim of this work is to analyze the incorporation of shredded …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the properties of cellulose acetate-based mortars
with the addition of calcium stearate (CS), superplasticizer (SP) and metakaolin (MK) …

Among various ways to counter the effects of cracking and damage induced by exposure to
elevated temperatures, self-healing appears to be a promising technique for maintaining …

The combined use of granulated blast-furnace slag (GBFS) and lithium slag (LS) as
supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) within the ordinary Portland cement (OPC) …