Steel slags in cement-based composites: An ultimate review on characterization, applications and performance

ACP Martins, JMF De Carvalho, LCB Costa… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Steel slags are by-products generated in high volumes in the steel industry. Their main
constituents are calcium, silicon, ferric, aluminum, and magnesium oxides. Larnite, alite …

Recent advances in the reuse of steel slags and future perspectives as binder and aggregate for alkali-activated materials

VA Nunes, PHR Borges - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Steel slag (SS) is a secondary material from the production of steelmaking with little
commercial value. It has several possible applications as raw material for different industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of alkali-activated stainless steel slag and blast-furnace slag cements

S Ghorbani, L Stefanini, Y Sun, B Walkley… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid global industrial growth is causing an increase in the generation of large-scale by-
products and waste materials, which can be recycled in the construction industry to …

Mechanical and acoustic absorption properties of lightweight fly ash/slag-based geopolymer concrete with various aggregates

HA Mahmoud, TA Tawfik, MM Abd El-razik… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acoustic absorption and thermal insulation play a key role in modern buildings to make
living comfortable and energy-saving. This paper aims to study the workability, physical and …

Valorization of fly ash as an additive for electric arc furnace slag geopolymer cement

AM Rashad, SA Khafaga, M Gharieb - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The precursors of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) have major effects on their properties.
More attention was paid to using by-product precursors such as slag and fly ash (FA) for …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the utilisation of Fe-rich residues in alkali-activated binders: Mechanical properties and state of iron

V Ponomar, J Yliniemi, E Adesanya, K Ohenoja… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Iron-rich alkali-activated materials (Fe-AAM) are considered potential alternatives to ordinary
Portland cement (OPC) to limit CO 2 emissions and convert several metallurgical wastes into …

Assessing the sustainability potential of alkali-activated concrete from electric arc furnace slag using the ECO2 framework

H Hafez, D Kassim, R Kurda, RV Silva… - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials are regarded as a potential sustainable building material with
industrial by-products fully replacing ordinary Portland cement. Five million tonnes of electric …

Performance assessment of geopolymer concrete with partial replacement of ferrochrome slag as coarse aggregate

S Jena, R Panigrahi - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The present research work aims to produce fly ash geopolymer concrete with ferrochrome
slag as coarse aggregate. The experimental results of all the properties of ferrochrome slag …

Alkali activation of bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration: Optimization of NaOH-and Na 2SiO3-based activators

R Carvalho, RV Silva, J de Brito, MFC Pereira - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considerable amounts of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ashes are produced
yearly without an adequate outlet. Given the established reactivity of the ash when subjected …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of heat curing regime on the compressive strength and drying shrinkage of alkali-activated slag mortar

W Chen, B Li, MZ Guo, J Wang, YT Chen - Developments in the Built …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heat curing has been recognized as one of the strategies to mitigate the shrinkage of alkali-
activated slag (AAS) mortar. However, the impacts of heat curing regime on the drying …