Is net-zero feasible: Systematic review of cement and concrete decarbonization technologies

ML Nehdi, A Marani, L Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cement and concrete are hard-to-abate industrial sectors for decarbonization due to
growing demand driven by rapid urbanization, population growth, and the considerable …

New insights into the green cement composites with low carbon footprint: The role of biochar as cement additive/alternative

J Wen, B Wang, Z Dai, X Shi, Z **, H Wang… - Resources, Conservation …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cement industry is a major contributor to global carbon emissions. The production of
limestone is a major source of carbon emissions, accounting for 55–70% of the entire …

Modified particle packing approach for optimizing waste marble powder as a cement substitute in high-performance concrete

A Essam, SA Mostafa, M Khan, AM Tahwia - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study explores the potential of utilizing waste marble powder (WMP) instead of cement
to develop environmentally friendly high-performance concrete (Eco-HPC). It assesses Eco …

[HTML][HTML] Oil palm biomass in Indonesia: Thermochemical upgrading and its utilization

R Nabila, W Hidayat, A Haryanto, U Hasanudin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producing country. The oil palm industry (plantation
and milling) generates large amounts of solid waste in the form of empty fruit bunches (EFB) …

Development of Ca-rich slag-based ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete (UHP-FRGC): Effect of sand-to-binder ratio

GW Kim, T Oh, SK Lee, N Banthia, DY Yoo - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a Ca-rich slag-based Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer
Concrete (UHP-FRGC) with a high compressive strength of over 150 MPa and high tensile …

[HTML][HTML] Global carbon recoverability experiences from the cement industry

M Amran, N Makul, R Fediuk, YH Lee, NI Vatin… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Achieving net-zero emissions requires rapid decarbonization and improved strategies
implemented at the global level. In response to increasing demand for better structures and …

Renewable energy use and export performance of manufacturing firms: Panel evidence from six industries in India

KC Das, MK Mahalik - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
We measure renewable energy intensity and examine its impact on export performance of
Indian manufacturing firms from six industries over the panel period 2011–2021. Contrary to …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on energy-efficient concrete: Indicators, performance metrics, strategies, and future trends

P Zandifaez, AA Nezhad, H Zhou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing production of concrete is prompting concerns about the sustainability of the
construction sector. Therefore, the mitigation of the environmental footprints of concrete as a …

[HTML][HTML] Energy modelling challenges for the full decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors

D Groppi, LM Pastore, B Nastasi, MG Prina… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Many Countries have set extremely ambitious targets to speed up the energy transition and
reach zero emission by 2050. This has gained even more important motifs in light of the …

Design and evaluation of physical, mechanical and micro-structural properties of eco-friendly binary-blended mortars using biomass bottom ash or construction and …

P Velardo, IFS del Bosque, MIS de Rojas… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, waste production from biomass-fuelled power plants, as well as from
building and civil engineering works construction and demolition, has increased …