Chemical admixtures are indispensable functional ingredients in modern construction, and
their raw materials for synthesis are mainly sourced from petrochemical products, leading to …

As governments around the world take on ambitious construction projects, from housing to
infrastructure to transportation, the demand for cement is set to rise. It is anticipated that …

With the development of high-performance electrode materials, sodium-ion batteries have
been extensively studied and could potentially be applied in various fields to replace the …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and nanofibers (CNF) have been broadly studied as
renewable nanomaterials for various applications, including additives in cement and plastics …

Most of the plastic waste, that rapidly and massively accumulates in the environment, does
not get recycled but ends up in landfills and oceans causing pollution of water, soil, and air …

This study investigates the influence of different nano clay contents (0, 1, 3, and 5 wt% of
cement) on the microstructure and the mechanical properties of cement composites …

Water-saturated cellulose microfibers (CMFs) incorporated into fresh cement composites
can facilitate the internal curing, holding a potential for mitigating intrinsic material defects …

This study investigates the conversion of highly acetylated sugarcane bagasse into high-
modulus carbon nanofibers (CnNFs) with exceptional electrical conductivity. By …

Enhancing the circularity of materials is at the forefront of sustainability; this paper addresses
smart reuse of a laboratory waste, ie, paper towels, as one of the main components …

In the current study, new prediction models were suggested to predict the compressive
strength, porosity, and thermal conductivity of bio-mortar samples by replacing cement by …