Clean production and properties of geopolymer concrete; A review

YHM Amran, R Alyousef, H Alabduljabbar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The incessant production of cement has increased the amount of CO 2 being released into
the atmosphere; thus, aggravating the issue of global warming which has an adverse effect …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term durability properties of geopolymer concrete: An in-depth review

M Amran, A Al-Fakih, SH Chu, R Fediuk… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geopolymer concretes (geocretes) are considered as eco-friendly materials for various
building applications. Geocrete has high early strength, less consumption of natural …

[HTML][HTML] Green remediation of As and Pb contaminated soil using cement-free clay-based stabilization/solidification

L Wang, DW Cho, DCW Tsang, X Cao, D Hou… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Stabilization/solidification (S/S) is a low-cost and high-efficiency remediation
method for contaminated soils, however, conventional cement-based S/S method has …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress of utilization of activated kaolinitic clay in cementitious construction materials

Y Cao, Y Wang, Z Zhang, Y Ma, H Wang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of a green alternative that can partially or completely substitute the
Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as a practical construction material with low CO 2 footprint …

Mechanical behavior and durability of coral aggregate concrete and bonding performance with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars: A critical review

L Zhou, S Guo, Z Zhang, C Shi, Z Jin, D Zhu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilization of coral aggregates (CAs) for concrete production can effectively resolve the
shortage of raw materials for construction in remote islands and reduce the energy …

Towards sustainable construction: Machine learning based predictive models for strength and durability characteristics of blended cement concrete

M Khan, MF Javed - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are widely utilized in concrete mixtures,
either substituting a part of the cement content or replacing a portion of clinker in cement …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic insights into red mud, blast furnace slag, or metakaolin-assisted stabilization/solidification of arsenic-contaminated sediment

L Wang, L Chen, DCW Tsang, Y Zhou, J Rinklebe… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Elevated level of arsenic (As) in marine sediment via deposition and accumulation presents
long-term ecological risks. This study proposed a sustainable stabilization/solidification (S/S) …

[HTML][HTML] Pozzolanic reactions of metakaolin with calcium hydroxide: review on hydrate phase formations and effect of alkali hydroxides, carbonates and sulfates

K Weise, N Ukrainczyk, E Koenders - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Metakaolin (MK) has emerged as a highly promising supplementary material in low carbon
binders for the construction industry. In wide range of applications, from lime to cement …

Effects of fly ash, blast furnace slag and metakaolin on mechanical properties and durability of coral sand concrete

S Cheng, Z Shui, T Sun, R Yu, G Zhang, S Ding - Applied Clay Science, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effects of fly ash (FA), blast furnace slag (BFS) and metakaolin
(MK) on the mechanical properties, drying shrinkage, carbonation and chloride permeability …

Fresh and mechanical characteristics of roselle fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete incorporating fly ash and metakaolin

R Prakash, SN Raman, N Divyah… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This study covered the fresh and mechanical characteristics of self-compacting concrete
incorporating various fractions of (natural) roselle fibre (1 to 4% with 1% increment by weight …