Utilization of mill tailings, fly ash and slag as mine paste backfill material: Review and future perspective

SK Behera, DP Mishra, P Singh, K Mishra… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
An enormous amount of waste materials (tailings, fly ash and slag) are generated during
mineral processing, power generation and metallurgical processes. A vast literature on …

A state-of-the-art review on the setting behaviours of ground granulated blast furnace slag-and metakaolin-based alkali-activated materials

L Li, J Xie, B Zhang, Y Feng, J Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are inorganic cementitious materials that are regarded as
potential substitutes for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) due to their better properties and …

Slag uses in making an ecofriendly and sustainable concrete: A review

M Amran, G Murali, NHA Khalid, R Fediuk… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
A single ton of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) demands around 4.0 G Joule energy and
creates about a ton of CO 2 emission. As part of our effort to preserve the environment, the …

Sustainable clinker-free solid waste binder produced from wet-ground granulated blast-furnace slag, phosphogypsum and carbide slag

J Yang, J Zeng, X He, Y Zhang, Y Su, H Tan - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reducing or replacing cement clinker is one of the most important ways for the sustainable
development of the cement industry. In the present work, three types of industrial solid …

Recent progress in green cement technology utilizing low-carbon emission fuels and raw materials: A review

A Naqi, JG Jang - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The cement industry is facing numerous challenges in the 21st century due to depleting
natural fuel resources, shortage of raw materials, exponentially increasing cement demand …

[HTML][HTML] Hydration characteristics and microstructure of alkali-activated slag concrete: a review

Q Fu, M Bu, Z Zhang, W Xu, Q Yuan, D Niu - Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated slag concrete (AASC) is a new green building material. The amount of CO 2
produced by AASC is 1/5th of that produced by ordinary Portland cement concrete (OPCC) …

Advances in understanding alkali-activated materials

JL Provis, A Palomo, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Alkali activation is a highly active and rapidly developing field of activity in the global
research and development community. Commercial-scale deployment of alkali-activated …

Geopolymer mortars as sustainable repair material: A comprehensive review

GF Huseien, J Mirza, M Ismail, SK Ghoshal… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Environmentally sustainable repair materials with reduced carbon footprint have been in
great demand by the construction industry worldwide. Gradual deterioration of concrete …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on application of alkali activated slag as a sustainable composite binder

P Awoyera, A Adesina - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
A state-of-the-art review of advances in alkali activated slag (AAS) with respect to its
behaviour is presented. The need for sustainable development of AAS, and factors that …

Effects of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate solutions on compressive and shear bond strengths of FA–GBFS geopolymer

T Phoo-ngernkham, A Maegawa, N Mishima… - … and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
This article investigated the effects of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate solutions on the
properties of fly ash (FA)–granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) geopolymer. Three types of …