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Production of Sustainable Construction Materials Using Agro-Wastes

open access: yesMaterials, 2020
The construction sector, in modern times, is faced by a myriad of challenges primarily due to the increase in the urban population and dwindling natural resources that facilitate the production of construction materials.
Chrysanthos Maraveas   +1 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Nanoparticles in Construction Materials and Other Applications, and Implications of Nanoparticle Use

open access: yesMaterials, 2019
Nanoparticles are defined as ultrafine particles sized between 1 and 100 nanometres in diameter. In recent decades, there has been wide scientific research on the various uses of nanoparticles in construction, electronics, manufacturing, cosmetics, and ...
Abbas Mohajerani   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Biochar as construction materials for achieving carbon neutrality

open access: yesBiochar, 2022
Biochar is a waste-derived material that can sequester carbon at a large scale. The development of low-carbon and sustainable biochar-enhanced construction materials has attracted extensive interest.
Mingjing He, Lei Wang, Bin Ma
exaly   +2 more sources

Research progress on recycled clay brick waste as an alternative to cement for sustainable construction materials

, 2021
Brick waste is a major part of the solid waste generated by construction and demolition activities around the world, and its disposal consumes land and pollutes the environment. At the same time, cement is the main raw material in cement-based materials.
Ziming He   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Utilisation of plastic waste as aggregate in construction materials: A review

Construction and Building Materials, 2021
Plastic waste accumulation in the environment due to huge volumes of plastic waste produced daily with no effective disposal method and waste management have raised public awareness to look for an alternative to replace the current disposal techniques ...
Nur Hanis Zulkernain   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recycling of spent coffee grounds in construction materials: A review

, 2021
Coffee, the second most traded commodity and the second-largest beverage consumed around the world, is responsible for many environmental burdens in the form of spent coffee grounds (SCGs), a by-product from the brewing process of coffee.
M. Saberian   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recycling waste rubber tyres in construction materials and associated environmental considerations: A review

, 2020
Waste tyres and their accumulation is a global environmental concern; they are not biodegradable, and, globally, an estimated 1.5 billion are generated annually.
A. Mohajerani   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainable Construction Materials

2013
This chapter identifies the means by which construction materials can be evaluated with respect to their sustainability. It identifies the key issues that impact on the sustainability of construction materials and the methodologies commonly used to assess them.
Miller, Andrew, Ip, Kenneth
openaire   +1 more source

Utilization of recycled form of concrete, E-wastes, glass, quarry rock dust and waste marble powder as reliable construction materials

, 2021
Due to the elevated price of conventional constructional materials in the market; the cost of an entire civil engineering project is influenced. With increasing consumption & depletion of the naturally found aggregates, it is becoming more of an ...
Sandeep Nasier
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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