The sharply increasing solid waste generation has raised the environmental concerns
worldwide which currently have been escalated to a worrying level. Intending to eliminate …

Increasing urban development has increased the demand for cement and cement
production significantly contributes to CO 2 emissions. These emissions are reduced when …

The sanitary ceramics industry generates huge quantities of wastes notwithstanding all the
efforts made to improve the manufacturing process. The aim of the present work is to …

Enormous amounts of ceramic and fly ash (FA) wastes are generated annually by ceramic
industries/demolition/rejected units and thermal power plants. To preserve virgin natural …

The growth of the construction industry has expanded the demand for ceramic building
products such as ceramic tiles, which constitute essential building materials. Nonetheless, a …

In recent decades, researchers have been fascinated with geopolymer concrete because of
its minimal carbon footprint. Geopolymer concrete (GPC) has been found a viable alternative …

The global production of ceramic waste powder (CWP), which is produced during the final
polishing process of ceramic tiles, exceeds 22 billion tons. The disposal of CWP in landfills …

This work deals with the valorization of clay ceramic waste as raw material for the synthesis
of geopolymers. The clay ceramic waste, sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate were the …

Naphthalene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, is generated by various distillation,
petroleum, and coal-tar production units and is used worldwide as mothballs, soil fumigants …

Polyurea coatings are well recognized for their remarkable protective properties, making
them highly appropriate for practical use in the field of concrete building. The use of …