Looking Inwards for Sustainability: Nigerian Cities and Building Demolition-waste or wealth? [PDF]
, 2015 Cities could generally be described as sustainable before the replacement of manual labour with machines known as the industrial revolution of the 18th century in Europe.
Abdullahi, A. L., Lee, Angela
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Multi-criteria decision analysis to assess the environmental and economic performance of using recycled gypsum cement and recycled aggregate to produce concrete: the case of Catalonia (Spain) [PDF]
, 2018 The production of virgin raw materials used in construction and the generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are key environmental issues in the construction industry.
Calderón Valdiviezo, Lucrecia Janneth +3 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Sustainable waste management in the construction industry
Frontiers in Sustainable CitiesThe sustainability of the construction industry largely depends on effective waste management practices throughout both construction and demolition processes.
Hafsa Shajidha, Md Maruf Mortula
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Toward Energy Efficient Electrochemical Valorization of Waste Nitrate and Sulfide
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This work introduces an integrated electrochemical strategy couples nitrate reduction with sulfide oxidation for energy‐efficient wastewater valorization. A Cu‐Co dual‑site catalyst, engineered for close proximity, promotes *NO2 relay and subsequently NH3 formation, enabling the system to operate at substantially reduced cell voltages and produce high ...
Bihao Hu +5 more
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Geopolymer using different size fractions of recycled brick-based mixed demolition waste
Cleaner MaterialsThe hike in CO2 emission from the cement industry calls for an alternative binder to cement. On the other hand, construction and demolition waste management is a global concern.
Aditi Roy, G.M. Sadiqul Islam
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Improving the quality of various types of recycled aggregates by biodesposition [PDF]
, 2017 Demand for construction materials has been rising in recent decades in many countries around the world, placing a heavy burden on the environment in terms of both the natural resources consumed and the enormous flow of waste generated. In order to obtain
Boon, Nico +7 more
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Integrated Lead/Iodine Management for Sustainable Perovskite Solar Modules
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Perovskite solar modules face environmental risks from lead and iodine leakage. A dual‐function adsorbent—porphyrin‐modified whitlockite nanocomposites—effectively captures iodine and Pb2+, even under severe damage. Combined with a semi‐closed recycling process, it recovers 96.9% high‐purity PbI2 and reduces residual Pb2+ to <10 ppb, offering an ...
Guo‐Bin Xiao +6 more
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Methodology for estimating waste generation and cost implications in panel building demolition
Przegląd Naukowy Inżynieria i Kształtowanie ŚrodowiskaThis study addresses the impending challenge of construction and demolition waste (CDW) generation from the Czech Republic’s extensive panel housing estates, constructed between the 1950s and 1990s.
Denisa BILÍKOVÁ +4 more
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The Potential of Deconstruction in Buffalo, New York [PDF]
, 2007 Building deconstruction is not a novel idea but represents an ancient practice reinvented for our modern era. Deconstruction is an environmentally friendly (yet fiscally remunerative) alternative to traditional building demolition.
Faleski, Erik
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