To tackle the rising CO 2 concentration in atmosphere, technologies of carbon sequestration
are emerging. As one of these technologies, carbonation curing of cement-based composite …

Cement paste is known to react with atmospheric carbon dioxide. Carbonation of cement
paste has long been recognized as one of the causes of reinforcement corrosion. On the …

The cement industry is a major industrial producer of greenhouse gases, responsible for 5–
8% of man-made CO 2 emissions. The carbonation reaction, which occurs between CO 2 …

The need for sustainable building materials has progressively increased the interest in the
use of vegetable fibers as reinforcements in cementitious matrix composites. These fibers …

New additive manufacturing methods for cementitious materials hold a high potential to
increase automation in the construction industry. However, these methods require new …

Wearing a face mask is strongly advised to prevent the spread of the virus causing the
COVID-19 pandemic, though masks have produced a tremendous amount of waste. As …

Cellulose is an abundant and biodegradable natural material that is not derived from
petroleum. With the growing demand for high-performance materials, the interest in using …

The present study investigated the fresh, hardened, and physicochemical properties of CO 2-
cured belite-rich cement (BRC) paste incorporating hygiene tissue paper (HTP) as an …

This study investigated the flexural behaviour of plain concrete (PC) and coir fibre reinforced
concrete (CFRC) beams externally strengthened by flax fabric reinforced epoxy polymer …

Castable, cementitious short-fiber composites with ductile, strain-hardening behavior have
been made using renewable curauá plant fiber. Using plant fiber reinforcement lowers the …