Bioleaching of heavy metals from metal tailings utilizing bacteria and fungi: Mechanisms, strengthen measures, and development prospect

Y Dong, J Zan, H Lin - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Recovering key metals from secondary sources is an indispensable strategy for preventing
metal shortages and reducing the risk of toxic releases into the environment. Metal mineral …

Review of new methods for resource utilisation of electrolytic manganese residue and its application in building materials

Y Fu, HX Qiao, Q Feng, KF Chen, YQ Li, CZ Xue… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The storage of electrolytic manganese residue (EMR) has significantly hampered the growth
of the electrolytic metallic manganese (EMM) industry. EMR harbours numerous harmful …

Experimental study on full-volume slag alkali-activated mortars: Air-cooled blast furnace slag versus machine-made sand as fine aggregates

J Shi, J Tan, B Liu, J Chen, J Dai, Z He - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
As the industrial waste from blast furnace ironmaking, air-cooled blast furnace slag (ACBFS)
puts a lot of pressure on the environment. It is becoming more and more urgent to deal with …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of silica fume inclusion on the strength, shrinkage and durability characteristics of natural pozzolan-based cement concrete

S Ahmad, OSB Al-Amoudi, SMS Khan… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, effect of inclusion of silica fume on the performance of natural pozzolan-
based cement concrete was investigated. Natural pozzolan, obtained from volcanic rocks …

High volume waste foundry sand self-compacting concrete–Transitioning industrial symbiosis

DK Ashish, SK Verma, M Ju, H Sharma - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In light of massive industrialization, Industrial symbiosis has gained traction by most
countries to employ wastes of one industry as a resource to another. Waste foundry sand …

Performance evaluation of high-performance self-compacting concrete with waste glass aggregate and metakaolin

MHR Sobuz, MM Meraz, MA Safayet, NJ Mim… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract High-Performance Self-Compacting Concrete (HPSCC) has attracted much
attention in recent decades due to its remarkable ability to fill formworks with densely packed …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the engineering properties of sustainable recycled aggregate concrete modified with metakaolin

KM Elhadi, T Ali, MZ Qureshi, N Anwar, O Zaid… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the potential of metakaolin as a mineral admixture to enhance the
performance of concrete mixtures with varying proportions of recycled aggregates (RA) …

Bone-china ceramic powder and granite industrial by-product waste in self-compacting concrete: A durability assessment with statistical validation

L Gautam, S Bansal, KV Sharma, P Kalla - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to continuous stockpiling of industrial by-products, waste management and disposal
has become an underlying problem. Utilization of these industrial wastes as a substitution to …

Valorization of bone-china ceramic powder waste along with granite waste in self-compacting concrete

L Gautam, JK Jain, A Jain, P Kalla - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examines the feasibility of bone-china ceramic powder waste (BCPW) and granite
waste (GW) as a cement and fine aggregate (river sand) in the production of self-compacting …

Towards sustainable use of foundry by-products: Evaluating the compressive strength of green concrete containing waste foundry sand using hybrid biogeography …

R Kazemi, MZ Naser - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Waste foundry sand (WFS) is known as the main waste material of foundry industries, and its
disposal cost and environmental threats have become one of the major challenges in many …