Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

Over the past few decades, polymers have been extensively employed in various sectors
attributed to their exceptional properties. The presence of vast quantities of non-degradable …

Heavy metals (HMs) and radionuclides are released through geological and anthropogenic
activities and enter the environment through wastewater, soil and sediment. Large amounts …

As the main co-product during the iron and steelmaking process, steel converter slag has
been mainly landfilled and/or utilized as concrete aggregates for road construction in China …

Steel slag refers to solid waste with high specific surface area and large porosity that is
discharged from the crude steel smelting process in steel mills. The concentration of heavy …

A proper and detailed understanding of the thermal stability of Fe-rich fayalite slag-based
alkali-activated materials (AAMs) is important due to their potential use in refractory and fire …

Alkali-activation (or geopolymer) technology has gained a great deal of interest for its
potential applications in water and wastewater treatment during the last decade. Alkali …

There is nothing more fundamental than clean potable water for living beings next to air. On
the other hand, wastewater management is cropping up as a challenging task day-by-day …

Blocky geopolymer was employed as a cost-effective and efficient adsorbent for the removal
of Cu 2+, and 72 wt% of steel slag was used as the raw material. This study focuses on the …

Solid waste is currently produced in substantial amounts by industrial activities. While some
are recycled, the majority of them are dumped in landfills. Iron and steel production leaves …