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Asbestos Containing Materials

A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 5571

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Robert Kusiorowski

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Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Refractory Materials Division, Toszecka 99, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Interests: asbestos-containg materials; refractories; traditional ceramics; building materials; mineral binders
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Dr. Barbara Lipowska

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Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Ceramics and Building Materials, Refractory Materials Division, Toszecka 99, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Interests: refractories; ceramic filters; ceramic foams; management of mineral waste
Prof. Dr. Yul Roh

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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
Interests: biomineralization (biologically induced mineralization and biologically controlled mineralization); reduction and precipitation of redox-sensitive metals and radionuclides; metal recover; mineral microorganisms
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The term asbestos derives from a Greek word meaning unquenchable. Today, the commercial term asbestos is applied to a group of six silicate minerals characterized by their fibrous structure and useful commercial properties. Over recent years, there has been increasing interest in natural occurrences of asbestos and asbestos containing materials as a source of possible environmental risk and negative health effects have been associated with exposure to this material. Today, asbestos and asbestos containing materials are considered hazardous waste, whose management has become a matter of great concern; however, the use of asbestos is not restricted or banned in all countries. This Special Issue, entitled Asbestos Containing Materials, concerns the latest findings on naturally occurring asbestos, as well as asbestos containing materials, in terms of their identification, characterization, and treatment from the point of view of waste management and recycling technologies, along with possible solutions for reducing asbestos exposure.

Dr. Robert Kusiorowski
Dr. Barbara Lipowska
Prof. Dr. Yul Roh
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Keywords

  • asbestos
  • asbestos containing materials
  • asbestos wastes
  • identification
  • recycling
  • naturally occurring asbestos
  • asbestos waste management

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Airborne Asbestos Fiber Concentration in Buildings: Surveys Carried Out in Latium (Central Italy)
by Maria R. Bruno, Antonella Campopiano, Angelo Olori, Federica Angelosanto, Francesco Sinopoli and Annapaola Cannizzaro
Minerals 2023, 13(2), 233; https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020233 - 6 Feb 2023
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In Italy, use and production of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) were banned in 1992, however, the risk of exposure to asbestos still exists, because most ACMs are located in industrial and public buildings. A total of 111 Italian buildings with friable and [...] Read more.
In Italy, use and production of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) were banned in 1992, however, the risk of exposure to asbestos still exists, because most ACMs are located in industrial and public buildings. A total of 111 Italian buildings with friable and non-friable ACMs were surveyed; 500 air samples were collected in the areas where contamination might have occurred. Airborne asbestos fiber concentration calculated from air samples was averaged for each building. Statistical analysis of the data showed no significant differences between the mean concentration measured in buildings with friable and non-friable ACMs (p = 0.258). The concentration values were below 2 f/L, the value stated by Italian regulation to ensure that the area is safe to reoccupy after asbestos removal. Samples of settled dust were also collected. The presence of asbestos fibers in the dust showed the occurrence of a release of asbestos from the material. Although the airborne asbestos fiber concentrations measured were low, current Italian regulation requires an asbestos management program. The Public Institution to which the authors of this work belong encourages asbestos removal as the preferred abatement method, in line with the asbestos-free future approach proposed by the European Commission. Full article
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Synthesis of Ye’elimite from Anthropogenic Waste
by Robert Kusiorowski, Barbara Lipowska and Anna Gerle
Minerals 2023, 13(2), 137; https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020137 - 17 Jan 2023
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Calcium sulphoaluminate cement (CSA) is characterized by a different chemical and mineralogical composition than common cements based mainly on Portland clinker. Its main component is ye’elimite—Ca4(AlO2)6SO4. This cement is characterized by a shorter setting time [...] Read more.
Calcium sulphoaluminate cement (CSA) is characterized by a different chemical and mineralogical composition than common cements based mainly on Portland clinker. Its main component is ye’elimite—Ca4(AlO2)6SO4. This cement is characterized by a shorter setting time and a dynamic increase in strength in the early aging process. Currently, CSA cements are gaining more and more popularity due to their favorable ecological aspects, including a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and negative impacts on the environment. The aim of the study was to determine the possibility of obtaining ye’elimite from waste materials of anthropogenic origin, which in this case were by-products from the aluminum anodizing process and cement–asbestos waste. The results of this preliminary research indicated the possibility of obtaining ye’elimite from secondary raw materials of anthropogenic origin. In each material, the phase of ye’elimite was identified to be the main mineral component, and the obtained materials displayed binding properties after mixing with water. Full article
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