Evaluating the role of magnesium aluminate nano spinel in phase composition, meso-porosity, compressive strength, and drying shrinkage of alkali-activated slag

A Mohsen, M Ramadan, AO Habib… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of nano magnesium aluminate (MA) spinel on the performance of blast-furnace
slag with low NaOH content (3 wt%) was explored for the first time in the present work. Two …

Development of green ternary-blended-geopolymers for multifunctional engineering applications

H Hassan, SMA El-Gamal, MSH Shehab… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Many industrial-wastes/clays, such as ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS), fly
ash (FA), cement kiln dust (CDK), and metakaolin (MK), are employed in developing …

Towards a green climate: Production of slag–red brick waste-based geopolymer mingled with WO3 nanoparticles with bio-mechanical achievements

MA Sayed, SMA El-Gamal, A Mohsen… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
According to the sustainability concept, this work developed a green geopolymeric
composite (Geo) prepared by mingling 50 wt% slag+ 50 wt% brick-waste (BW) as an …

[HTML][HTML] Facile synthesis and optimization of reactive bunsenite for the production of thermally stable geopolymeric composite

A Mohsen, YR Alharbi, AA Abadel, AM Soliman… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this investigation, the impact of texture characteristics and the degree of crystallinity of the
bunsenite phase (NiO) on the mechanical performance and fire resistivity of the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of electron-beam and gamma-ray on the compressive strength, surface features and phase composition of β-Ni (OH) 2-impregnating-geopolymer …

MS Amin, A Mohsen, NM Deghiedy… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the sol-gel method, nano-materials are obtained by the calcination of the produced
hydroxide, which represents several drawbacks, such as high toxicity, high cost and high …

Upgrading physico-mechanical characteristics and bacterial resistivity for cementless pastes modified with ZnAl2O4 nano-spinel: a comparative study with ZnO

M Ramadan, MS Amin, FA Selim, A Mohsen - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The significant negative impact of embedding nano-ZnO in cementitious materials on setting-
time and compressive-strength limited its application despite its remarkable self-cleaning …

Exploration of fungal resistivity and mechanical performance of Zn-phases-doped geopolymers: ZnO and Zn/Al-LDH nanoparticles

M Ramadan, DG Sayed, FA Selim - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Generation of green geopolymer pastes that are based on a 1: 1 slag/fly ash ratio (Geo) is
the main objective of this study owing to the limited production of cementitious slag in Egypt …

Recycling of environmental harmful industrial wastes in eco-friendly building materials production suitable for specific applications

MSH Shehab, SMA El-Gamal, H Hassan… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable building materials are one of the main principles to achieve sustainable
construction. It refers to the potential of utilizing environmentally harmful industrial wastes to …

Recycling some byproducts for fabrication of green cement with good mechanical strength and high efficiency for wastewater treatment

FM Helmy, SMA El-Gamal, M Ramadan, FA Selim - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This research aims to produce green cement, as an alternative to traditional cement, with
outstanding performance. Five alkali-activated cement pastes were fabricated based on …

Developing green slag/bentonite-based geopolymers modified with meso-porous tungsten oxide: Zeolitic phases, mechanical performance and gamma-radiation …

M Ramadan, SMA El-Gamal, MM Wetwet, MA Sayed… - Applied Clay …, 2024 - Elsevier
In an attempt to maintain the sustainable development goals in the construction sector via
reducing the raw-materials/energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions related to …