[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of alkali-activated geopolymers for sustainable and circular economy advancements

A Yousaf, A Al Rashid, M Koç - Circular Economy, 2024 - Elsevier
The urgent global challenges of climate change and resource overconsumption highlight the
need for sustainable innovations in the construction industry. Ordinary portland cement, a …

Geochemistry pollution status and ecotoxicological risk assessment of heavy metal (oid) s in soil influenced by co-landfilling of MSW and sewage sludge, Morocco

MB Ali, H El Fadili, M El Mahi, A Fannakh… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Lightweight aerated concrete based on activated powders of coal gangue and fly ash

A Moussadik, H El Fadili, M Saadi, A Diouri - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Effects of titanium gypsum on high calcium fly ash system: Physical and microscopic properties, hydration, and Fe transformation

H Yuan, S Chen - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Buildability analysis on squared profile structure in 3D concrete printing (3DCP)

R Imran, A Al Rashid, SA Khan, H Ilcan… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Numerical modelling and simulation approaches can be used to optimize material
combinations, structural design, and process parameters to achieve the desired structural …

Bioavailability and health risk of pollutants around a controlled landfill in Morocco: Synergistic effects of landfilling and intensive agriculture

H El Fadili, MB Ali, MN Rahman, M El Mahi, S Louki - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
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 …

A new proposal to reduce microplastics from cigarette butts: Production of eco-friendly fired clay bricks

CR Paulista, EP Ferreira… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Effect of calcium stearate on cellulose acetate-based mortars

J Tannous, T Salem, OO Metalssi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
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) …

Post-fire curing and autogenous self-healing in alkali-activated slag: Microstructures and healing mechanisms

A Khaled, A el Mahdi Safhi, AM Soliman - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Investigation of synergistic effects of lithium slag and granulated blast furnace slag from the perspectives of physics and hydration

Z Zhu, X Gu, S Wang, X Xu, H Wang, J Liu… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The combined use of granulated blast-furnace slag (GBFS) and lithium slag (LS) as
supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) within the ordinary Portland cement (OPC) …