Recent trends in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): Current status, challenges, and future prospects

M Amran, SS Huang, AM Onaizi, N Makul… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) combines advanced fibrous and cementitious
material technologies to achieve high strength and exceptional durability. The material tends …

Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries

G Habert, SA Miller, VM John, JL Provis… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
The use of cement and concrete, among the most widely used man-made materials, is under
scrutiny. Owing to their large-scale use, production of cement and concrete results in …

Decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry: A systematic review of socio-technical systems, technological innovations, and policy options

S Griffiths, BK Sovacool, DDF Del Rio, AM Foley… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most highly used construction material globally. This is largely due to its
durability, versatility and manufacture from inexpensive and readily available materials …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the cement industry via value chain mitigation strategies

SA Miller, G Habert, RJ Myers, JT Harvey - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Cement is used globally in construction materials for nearly all civil infrastructure systems
supporting improved quality of life, and there is currently no substitute that can meet its …

[HTML][HTML] Near-term pathways for decarbonizing global concrete production

JA Olsson, SA Miller, MG Alexander - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Growing urban populations and deteriorating infrastructure are driving unprecedented
demands for concrete, a material for which there is no alternative that can meet its functional …

Sustainable transition towards biomass-based cement industry: A review

RT Kusuma, RB Hiremath, P Rajesh, B Kumar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cement manufacturing is a hard-to-abate industrial sector that accounts for 5–8% of global
anthropogenic emissions. Approximately 80–90% of these emissions occur during …

[HTML][HTML] Application of ultra-high-performance concrete in bridge engineering: Current status, limitations, challenges, and future prospects

S Abdal, W Mansour, I Agwa, M Nasr, A Abadel… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is a form of cementitious composite that has been
the most innovative product in concrete technology over the last three decades. Ultra-high …

Carbon dioxide reduction potential in the global cement industry by 2050

SA Miller, VM John, SA Pacca, A Horvath - Cement and concrete research, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper, which is a contribution to the UNEP series on Eco-Efficient Cements, examines
the role of material-based solutions to reducing CO 2 emissions from cement production …

[HTML][HTML] 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] Carbon capture and biomass in industry: A techno-economic analysis and comparison of negative emission options

F Yang, JC Meerman, APC Faaij - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Meeting the Paris Agreement will most likely require the combination of CO 2
capture and biomass in the industrial sector, resulting in net negative emissions. CO 2 …