Application of steel slags, ferronickel slags, and copper mining waste as construction materials: A review

EO Kurniati, F Pederson, HJ Kim - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most produced construction material in the world and has a close tie to
carbon dioxide emissions. To reduce the gas pollution and resource drain of cement …

Eco-Friendly Building Material Innovation: Geopolymer Bricks from Repurposed Plastic Waste

MZ ul Haq, H Sood, R Kumar, V Sharma… - E3S Web of …, 2023 - e3s-conferences.org
This study compares the ecological footprints of geopolymer and red clay brick prisms, two
common building materials for long-lasting masonry structures. The study's goal is to shed …

Sustainable geopolymers from polyethylene terephthalate waste and industrial by-products: a comprehensive characterisation and performance predictions

MZU Haq, H Sood, R Kumar, L Ricciotti - Journal of Materials Science, 2024 - Springer
Several researchers have recently worked to create sustainable building materials. One of
the fundamental prerequisites for sustainable construction methods and environmental …

Mechanical and microstructural investigations on the low-reactive copper mine tailing-based geopolymer activated by phosphoric acid

H Chen, A Nikvar-Hassani, S Ormsby, D Ramey… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental study on low-reactive copper mine tailings (MT)-based
silicate-aluminate-phosphate (SAP) geopolymer activated by phosphoric acid. First, the …

Simultaneous utilization of mine tailings and steel slag for producing geopolymers: Alkali-hydrothermal activation, workability, strength, and hydration mechanism

G Huang, M Wang, Q Liu, S Zhao, H Liu, F Liu… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilization of aluminosilicate-rich solid waste via geopolymerization, such as mine tailings
(MTs), possesses a dual advantage of reducing CO 2 release from cement manufacturing …

The Preparation and Dust Suppression Performance Evaluation of Iron Ore Tailing-Based Cementitious Composites

M Nie, S Li, X Li, S Bao, P Chen, Y Zhang, S Ding, J Li - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
In order to comprehensively utilize iron ore tailings (IOTs), the possibility of using IOTs as
raw materials for the preparation of cementitious composites (IOTCCs) was investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Flotation Tailings from Cu-Au Mining (Bor, Serbia) as a Potential Secondary Raw Material for Valuable Metals Recovery

V Trifunović, L Avramović, D Božić, M Jonović, D Šabaz… - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increased exploitation of ores leads to the generation of mining waste, which has a
negative impact on the environment and human health. For this reason, it is necessary to …