The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Cleaner production of concrete by using industrial by-products as fine aggregate: A sustainable solution to excessive river sand mining

KG Santhosh, SM Subhani, A Bahurudeen - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
River sand is commonly used as a fine aggregate in concrete. Due to the restriction for the
use of river sand in several parts of the world to protect river beds, the demand for alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Development of ultra-high-performance concrete with low environmental impact integrated with metakaolin and industrial wastes

M Abdellatief, SM Al-Tam, WE Elemam… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial waste contributes to serious environmental issues. However, these issues can be
solved by utilizing them as building materials. This paper investigated the effects of …

Embodied energy and embodied carbon of structural building materials: Worldwide progress and barriers through literature map analysis

LF Cabeza, L Boquera, M Chàfer, D Vérez - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change mitigation is a recurrent consciousness topic among society and
policymakers. Actions are being adopted to face this crucial environmental challenge, with a …

Application of lime neutralised phosphogypsum in supersulfated cement

S Liu, P Fang, J Ren, S Li - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
The inevitably incorporation of P 2 O 5 impurity results in the poor quality of phosphogypsum
(PG), which further hinders the utilisation of PG in manufacturing the supersulfated cement …

Utilization of copper slag waste in alkali-activated metakaolin pervious concrete

X Zheng, J Pan, S Easa, T Fu, H Liu, W Liu… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility for preparing alkali-activated metakaolin (AAM)
pervious concrete incorporating copper slag (CS) waste. The effects of replacement of …

Producing green Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) using fine copper slag aggregates

E Sheikh, SR Mousavi, I Afshoon - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving the concrete mechanical properties/durability indicators and reducing its costs
and environmental damage by using waste materials have always been strategies for the …

Partial replacement of copper slag with treated crumb rubber aggregates in alkali-activated slag mortar

F Ameri, P Shoaei, HR Musaeei, SA Zareei… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Copper slag (CS) is an industrial waste, which is generally disposed of in landfills, posing
threats to the environment. Alternatively, it can be used as natural aggregate replacement in …

Benefits of using steel slag in cement clinker production for environmental conservation and economic revenue generation

T Gao, T Dai, L Shen, L Jiang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Steel slag, the most discharged metallurgical slag in China, is rarely applied in the
production of clinkers. The aim of this study is to analyze the maximum substitution amount …

Durability characteristics of self-compacting concrete made with copper slag

N Gupta, R Siddique - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, research was conducted to investigate the performance of copper slag in self-
compacting concrete (SCC) pertaining to fresh and hardened properties. In this study …