Decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry: A systematic review of socio-technical systems, technological innovations, and policy options

S Griffiths, BK Sovacool, DDF Del Rio, AM Foley… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most highly used construction material globally. This is largely due to its
durability, versatility and manufacture from inexpensive and readily available materials …

Durability of concrete coupled with life cycle assessment: Review and perspective

C Li, J Li, Q Ren, Q Zheng, Z Jiang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Extending the service life of structures is an important strategy to mitigate the environmental
impacts, in particular, the global warming potential, of the building sector. As a key factor …

A review of recycled aggregate concrete modified by nanosilica and graphene oxide: Materials, performances and mechanism

P Zhan, J Xu, J Wang, J Zuo, Z He - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
To offset the shortcomings of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) made from recycled
aggregates, the application of nano-materials has been proved as an innovative and highly …

Life cycle assessment of recycled aggregate concrete on its environmental impacts: A critical review

W **ng, VWY Tam, KN Le, JL Hao, J Wang - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is expected to a sustainable solution to alter the virgin
aggregate concrete (VAC) in structural use. While it is able to address environmental issues …

Investigating the embodied energy and carbon of buildings: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of life cycle assessments

R Minunno, T O'Grady, GM Morrison… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment is a tool to quantify the environmental impact of products and has
been widely studied in the building context. This is an important context given the building …

Residual properties of steel slag coarse aggregate concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures

JCM Ho, Y Liang, YH Wang, MH Lai, ZC Huang… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Steel slag, waste by-product during steelmaking process, has great potential in concrete
production. Over the past few decades, extensive research studies were conducted on the …

Prediction of ultimate condition of FRP-confined recycled aggregate concrete using a hybrid boosting model enriched with tabular generative adversarial networks

XY Zhao, JX Chen, GM Chen, JJ Xu, LW Zhang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite its multiple benefits, recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) usually exhibits inferior
properties compared with natural aggregate concrete, which has been deemed as a hurdle …

Efficacy of various accelerated carbonation techniques to improve recycled concrete aggregates: a comprehensive review

AK Shuvo, PK Sarker, FUA Shaikh - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents a critical review to evaluate the comparative efficacy of different
accelerated carbonation techniques used to improve the properties of recycled concrete …

Global warming potential of recycled aggregate concrete with supplementary cementitious materials

B Bennett, P Visintin, T **e - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Significant materials research has focused on the reduction of concrete demolition waste via
reuse in recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) and the reduction in cement emissions through …

Reducing embodied carbon in concrete materials: A state-of-the-art review

S Chen, Y Teng, Y Zhang, CKY Leung… - Resources, Conservation …, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction sector is responsible for about 40% of energy-related emissions worldwide.
Utilizing low-carbon concrete materials (LCCMs) has been recognized as an efficient way to …