Low-CO2 emission strategies to achieve net zero target in cement sector

R Chaudhury, U Sharma, PC Thapliyal… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cement industry is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions accounting
for about 7% of global CO 2 emission. As global cement demand continues to rise …

Eco-friendly geopolymer materials: A review of performance improvement, potential application and sustainability assessment

J Zhao, L Tong, B Li, T Chen, C Wang, G Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The traditional cement production wastes a large amount of natural resources and energy,
and causes environmental pollution, which cannot meet the green and sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Energy and CO2 emission assessments of alkali-activated concrete and Ordinary Portland Cement concrete: A comparative analysis of different grades of …

A Alsalman, LN Assi, RS Kareem, K Carter… - Cleaner Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Research has shown that alkali-activated concrete (AAC) is comparable to ordinary Portland
cement concrete (OPCC) in terms of mechanical properties and may offer ecological …

Recent progress in environmentally friendly geopolymers: A review

N Shehata, ET Sayed, MA Abdelkareem - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The manufacturing of cement demand burning of huge quantities of fuel as well as
significant emissions of CO 2 resulting from the decomposition of limestone that …

[HTML][HTML] Behavior evaluation of sustainable high strength geopolymer concrete based on fly ash, metakaolin, and slag

M Amin, Y Elsakhawy, K Abu el-hassan… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The environmental challenge such as high energy demand, consuming raw materials, large
CO 2 emissions, and many other reasons associated with ordinary Portland cement …

Embodied energy and embodied carbon of structural building materials: Worldwide progress and barriers through literature map analysis

LF Cabeza, L Boquera, M Chàfer, D Vérez - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change mitigation is a recurrent consciousness topic among society and
policymakers. Actions are being adopted to face this crucial environmental challenge, with a …

Production of sodium silicate powder from waste glass cullet for alkali activation of alternative binders

R Vinai, M Soutsos - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
A simple process to produce sodium silicate powder from glass cullet has been developed.
A mixture of glass powder, sodium hydroxide powder, and water was heated at …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-socio-economic aspects of portland cement, geopolymer, and limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) composite systems: a-state-of-art-review

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, RS Raj, E Lubloy - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for cement-based binder material increases due to the growth of infrastructural
development. Cement consumption and concrete production have been found to impact …

Sustainable concrete: Building a greener future

L Assi, K Carter, EE Deaver, R Anay, P Ziehl - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
In an effort to reduce waste and engage in more sustainable construction, this research
focuses on the development of a cost-competitive, environmentally-friendly geopolymer …

Effect of water addition, plasticizer and alkaline solution constitution on fly ash based geopolymer concrete performance

AA Aliabdo, M Abd Elmoaty, HA Salem - Construction and Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
Using fly ash based geopolymer concrete (GPC) instead of portland cement concrete,
partially or totally, can reduce CO 2 emissions released during OPC production, which …