Most concrete produced today includes either chemical additions to the cement, chemical
admixtures in the concrete, or both. These chemicals alter a number of properties of …

Nanocelluloses (NCs) are bio-based nano-structurated products that open up new solutions
for natural material sciences. Although a high number of papers have described their …

As the building sector presents major impacts on the natural environment, the development
of eco-friendly concrete materials using plant aggregates has emerged as a high priority …

Cement is one of the mostly used construction materials due to its high durability and low
cost, but it suffers from brittle fracture and facile crack initiation. This article describes the use …

The use of particles from agricultural lignocellulosic resources in concrete gives it desirable
environmental and multiphysics qualities. In this study, parallels are drawn between …

The use of plant biomass for developing energy efficient and low cost construction materials
is an emerging field in building construction and civil engineering. Although the biomass …

Over the last years promising cement bonded wood composites for structural purposes have
evolved. Durability, toughness, high dimensional stability, resistance against environmental …

Diss is a wild vegetal species which can be found in plenty on the shores of the
Mediterranean Sea. This fibrous plant can provide cement materials with reinforcement …

This work presents an experimental investigation on the use of rice husk fine particles to
produce 3D printable cementitious composites. Rice husk was chosen as a potential …

Cellulose ethers such as hydroxyethylmethyl cellulose (HEMC) and hydroxypropylmethyl
cellulose (HPMC) are common admixtures in factory made mortars. Nevertheless, their use …