The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Durability of concrete coupled with life cycle assessment: Review and perspective

C Li, J Li, Q Ren, Q Zheng, Z Jiang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Extending the service life of structures is an important strategy to mitigate the environmental
impacts, in particular, the global warming potential, of the building sector. As a key factor …

Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the cement industry via value chain mitigation strategies

SA Miller, G Habert, RJ Myers, JT Harvey - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Cement is used globally in construction materials for nearly all civil infrastructure systems
supporting improved quality of life, and there is currently no substitute that can meet its …

Towards ternary binders involving limestone additions—A review

Y Dhandapani, M Santhanam, G Kaladharan… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
The review summarises literature to examine the transition from portland limestone cement
system to composite ternary binder systems involving limestone. Interest in limestone …

Carbon dioxide reduction potential in the global cement industry by 2050

SA Miller, VM John, SA Pacca, A Horvath - Cement and concrete research, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper, which is a contribution to the UNEP series on Eco-Efficient Cements, examines
the role of material-based solutions to reducing CO 2 emissions from cement production …

Ultraductile waterborne epoxy-concrete composite repair material: Epoxy-fiber synergistic effect on flexural and tensile performance

B Pang, Z Jin, Y Zhang, L Xu, M Li, C Wang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the extension of service time, infrastructure is in growing urgency for repair and
reinforcement due to its deterioration in safety and durability over the years. Normal cement …

A critical review on mechanochemical processing of fly ash and fly ash-derived materials

E Grabias-Blicharz, W Franus - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Fly ash (FA) is a solid, fine powder that constitutes a by-product obtained when coal,
biomass, municipal solid waste or a mixture of these are combusted. This review article …

Readily implementable techniques can cut annual CO2 emissions from the production of concrete by over 20%

SA Miller, A Horvath, PJM Monteiro - Environmental Research …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to its prevalence in modern infrastructure, concrete is experiencing the most rapid
increase in consumption among globally common structural materials; however, the …

Mechanical and durability properties of sustainable self-compacting concrete with recycled concrete aggregate and fly ash, slag and silica fume

Z Guo, T Jiang, J Zhang, X Kong, C Chen… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This research aims to maximize the content of supplementary cementitious material (SCM)
and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) in self-compacting concrete (SCC) by using a …

Performance comparison of cement replacing materials in concrete: Limestone fillers and supplementary cementing materials–A review

DK Panesar, R Zhang - Construction and building materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Using supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) as cement replacing materials is
common practice in the construction industry to achieve more durable concrete and less CO …