Green and Sustainable Concrete Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2023) | Viewed by 235
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cementitious materials; industrial wastes; concrete pavement; concrete durability; geopolymer
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Dear Colleagues,
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world, and is typically produced using Portland cement (PC) as a binder. The PC manufacturing process produces high carbon dioxide emissions due to the calcination of limestone and the combustion of fossil fuels, making its use in concrete construction a critical environmental issue. On the other hand, with the rising demand for a more cost-effective concrete binder, an alternative source to PC is needed. To date, new green and sustainable concrete systems, such as geopolymer concrete, magnesium phosphate concrete, and concrete containing supplementary cementitious materials, have been extensively explored in concrete research.
This Special Issue aims to highlight current advances in concrete research on environmentally friendly or cost-effective concretes, as well as waste recycling. Papers should focus on, but are not limited to: the properties, evaluation, novel manufacturing/experimental techniques, analytical methods, microstructure, modeling, design, production, and practical applications of new binders/aggregates in concrete; moreover, we are interested in their behaviors in situ concrete structures in terms of performance, renovation, maintenance, recycling, durability, and sustainability.
Dr. Yifeng Ling
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- concrete binder
- concrete structure
- geopolymer
- supplementary cementitious materials
- manufacturing/experimental techniques
- waste recycling
- sustainability
- self-healing concrete
- eco-efficient concrete
- durability
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