A comprehensive study of the microstructural properties of ultra-high performance concrete
(UHPC) provides essential information about the underlying causes of its mechanical …

Alkali-activated materials (AAM) are recognized as potential alternatives to ordinary Portland
cement (OPC) in order to limit CO 2 emissions as well as beneficiate several wastes into …

Rice is second only to maize among the world's most important cereal crops, with a global
harvested area of approximately 158 million hectares and an annual production of more …

Vast amounts of rice husk ash (RHA) are generated annually, with most of them unutilized or
disposed to landfills, resulting in serious environmental degradation. To avoid this, the use …

Rice husk ash (RHA) is a good supplementary cementitious material for concrete
production, as it requires low energy and emits negligible greenhouse gas during …

Silica nanoparticles have rapidly found applications in medicine, supercapacitors, batteries,
optical fibers and concrete materials, because silica nanoparticles have tunable physical …

Rice husk (RH), an agricultural waste, is abundantly available in rice producing countries
like China, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, US, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and South East …

A large quantity of Rice husk ash (RHA) is disposed of as waste material and leads to
severe pollution. The pozzolanic behaviour of RHA enables its application in the …

Cellulose fibres and cellulose nanocrystals were extracted from rice husk. Fibres were
obtained by submitting the industrial rice crop to alkali (NaOH) and bleaching treatments …

This review describes a zeolitic material widely used in sustainable development and high-
added value applications, namely ZSM-5 zeolite. It started with a general overview of …