The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Ash-related issues during biomass combustion: Alkali-induced slagging, silicate melt-induced slagging (ash fusion), agglomeration, corrosion, ash utilization, and …

Y Niu, H Tan - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomass is available from many sources or can be mass-produced. Moreover, biomass has
a high energy-generation potential, produces less toxic emissions than some other fuels, is …

Reuse of soil-like material solidified by a biomass fly ash-based binder as engineering backfill material and its performance evaluation

Z Qin, J **, L Liu, Y Zhang, Y Du, Y Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reuse of soil-like material (SLM) obtained from landfill mining as engineering backfill
materials contributes to sustainable waste management. In this paper, a new biomass fly …

State-of-the-art applications of fly ash from coal and biomass: A focus on zeolite synthesis processes and issues

C Belviso - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the years, the production of waste ash from many sources (eg coal, biomass, industrial,
animal, and municipal solid waste) and from conventional and renewable energy …

Activated carbon from biomass precursors using phosphoric acid: A review

I Neme, G Gonfa, C Masi - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Low-cost and renewable adsorbent activated carbon from lignocellulosic biomass is a focus
of worldwide concern due to its readily available waste disposal problems in the …

Ash contents and ash-forming elements of biomass and their significance for solid biofuel combustion

SV Vassilev, CG Vassileva, YC Song, WY Li, J Feng - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Inorganic matter and some ash-forming elements of biomass may cause numerous
technological and environmental problems during biomass processing. Therefore, an …

A review of waste products utilized as supplements to Portland cement in concrete

JM Paris, JG Roessler, CC Ferraro, HD DeFord… - Journal of cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
The amendment of concrete with waste products serves as an avenue to decrease the
volume of wastes landfilled and to reduce the use of naturally mined materials, therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and future perspectives for energy production from solid biomass in the European industry

I Malico, RN Pereira, AC Gonçalves… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Industrial heat is important in Europe's energy consumption and dominated by fossil fuels.
Therefore, promoting renewables in this sector is vital to move Europe towards a low-carbon …

An overview of the composition and application of biomass ash. Part 1. Phase–mineral and chemical composition and classification

SV Vassilev, D Baxter, LK Andersen, CG Vassileva - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
An extended overview of the phase–mineral and chemical composition and classification of
biomass ash (BA) was conducted. Some general considerations related to the composition …

Challenges and opportunities in biomass ash management and its utilization in novel applications

MA Munawar, AH Khoja, SR Naqvi, MT Mehran… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
To reduce greenhouse emissions, the utilization of biomass is a proficient path for producing
power and its impact on accumulative carbon footprint. Generation of power using biomass …