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 …

[HTML][HTML] Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070

J Rissman, C Bataille, E Masanet, N Aden… - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Fully decarbonizing global industry is essential to achieving climate stabilization, and
reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050–2070 is necessary to limit global …

Fly ash-based eco-friendly geopolymer concrete: A critical review of the long-term durability properties

M Amran, S Debbarma, T Ozbakkaloglu - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since fly ash (FA) is widely available across the globe, which is used to produce the next
generation green concrete for the modern construction. The FA is a pozzolanic material with …

[HTML][HTML] One-part alkali-activated materials: A review

T Luukkonen, Z Abdollahnejad, J Yliniemi… - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAM) are recognized as potential alternatives to ordinary Portland
cement (OPC) in order to limit CO 2 emissions as well as beneficiate several wastes into …

Cement substitution with secondary materials can reduce annual global CO2 emissions by up to 1.3 gigatons

IH Shah, SA Miller, D Jiang, RJ Myers - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Population and development megatrends will drive growth in cement production, which is
already one of the most challenging-to-mitigate sources of CO2 emissions. However …

Seawater sea-sand Engineered Geopolymer Composites (EGC) with high strength and high ductility

JC Lao, BT Huang, LY Xu, M Khan, Y Fang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, seawater sea-sand Engineered Geopolymer Composites (SS-EGC) were
developed and investigated for the first time. The developed EGC achieved high …

[HTML][HTML] Smart materials and technologies for sustainable concrete construction

J Nilimaa - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive review of current trends and opportunities for
sustainable concrete construction, emphasizing the importance of adopting eco-friendly …

[HTML][HTML] Properties of geopolymers sourced from construction and demolition waste: A review

M Alhawat, A Ashour, G Yildirim, A Aldemir… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Geopolymers have been recognised as a viable replacement to ordinary Portland cement
(OPC), providing a cleaner solution since it can significantly reduce greenhouse gas …

Environmental impact assessment of fly ash and silica fume based geopolymer concrete

R Bajpai, K Choudhary, A Srivastava… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alkali activated geopolymer is an attractive solution to limit the adverse consequences of
cement manufacturing. In this paper, an evaluation of environmental impacts of geopolymer …

Recent progress in low-carbon binders

C Shi, B Qu, JL Provis - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of low-carbon binders has been recognized as a means of reducing the
carbon footprint of the Portland cement industry, in response to growing global concerns …