Supplementary cementitious materials: New sources, characterization, and performance insights

MCG Juenger, R Snellings, SA Bernal - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Conventional supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as blast furnace slags or
fly ashes, have been used for many decades, and a large body of knowledge has been …

Examining the pozzolanicity of supplementary cementitious materials using isothermal calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis

P Suraneni, J Weiss - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2017 - Elsevier
It has recently been proposed that the pozzolanicity of supplementary cementitious materials
can be determined by monitoring the heat released when supplementary cementitious …

New insights from reactivity testing of supplementary cementitious materials

P Suraneni, A Hajibabaee, S Ramanathan… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tests to determine the reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) by using
isothermal calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis have been proposed. In one such …

New trends in application of nanotechnology for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

AP Ingle, AK Chandel, FAF Antunes… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pretreatment is an inevitable step in the bioethanol/biochemicals production process in
which lignocellulosic biomass (LB) is converted to fermentable sugars. It has a large impact …

Evaluation of mine tailings' potential as supplementary cementitious materials based on chemical, mineralogical and physical characteristics

AMT Simonsen, S Solismaa, HK Hansen, PE Jensen - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to reduce emissions of CO 2 from cement production and avoid severe
environmental pollution from the deposition of mine waste, this study investigated the …

Simultaneous removal of heavy metals (Cu, Cd, Cr, Ni, Zn and Pb) from aqueous solutions using thermally treated Romanian zeolitic volcanic tuff

M Senila, E Neag, O Cadar, ED Kovacs, I Aschilean… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increased concentrations of heavy metals in the environment are of public health concern,
their removal from waters receiving considerable interest. The aim of this paper was to study …

Effect of calcination on the reactivity of natural clinoptilolite zeolites used as supplementary cementitious materials

LE Burris, MCG Juenger - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study examined several sources of natural clinoptilolite zeolite calcined at temperatures
of 300° C-965° C, tracking changes in phase content, particle size, surface area, and pore …

Investigation of particle characteristics and enhancing the pozzolanic activity of diatomite by grinding

AAM dos Santos, GC Cordeiro - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the influence of grinding on improving the pozzolanic activity of a
low porosity diatomite. To that end, three diatomites were produced, with 50% passing …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of fineness and heat treatment on the pozzolanic activity of natural volcanic ash for its utilization as supplementary cementitious materials

K Khan, MN Amin, M Usman, M Imran, MA Al-Faiad… - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of fineness and heat-treatment on the
pozzolanic and engineering properties of volcanic ash. To this end, two different fineness …

Development of a new supplementary cementitious material from the activation of copper tailings: Mechanical performance and analysis of factors

F Vargas, M Lopez - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of tailings as aggregate and supplementary cementitious materials has been
studied previously. Nevertheless, tailings are generally used as collected, without treatment …