Comprehensive Review of Innovative Materials for Sustainable Buildings' Energy Performance

Y Nasr, H El Zakhem, AEA Hamami, M El Bachawati… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The building sector, one of the most energy-consuming, is among the most current topics
due to the maturing concerns about the anthropogenic factor's impact on CO2 quantities in …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical and thermal properties of geopolymer foams (GFs) doped with by-products of the secondary aluminum industry

R Ercoli, D Laskowska, VV Nguyen, VS Le, P Louda… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The article deals with the investigation of geopolymer foams (GFs) synthesized using by-
products coming from the (i) screening-,(iv) pyrolysis-,(iii) dust abatement-and (iv) fusion …

Microstructure evolution and properties of red mud/slag-based cenosphere/geopolymer foam exposed to high temperatures

S Yan, X Ren, C He, W Wang, M Zhang, P Xing - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a type of red mud/slag-based cenospheres/geopolymer foam was directly
fabricated using the direct foaming method at room temperature. The effects of high …

Fracture behavior of long fiber reinforced geopolymer composites at different operating temperatures

K Korniejenko, B Figiela, C Ziejewska, J Marczyk… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this article was to analyze the fracture behavior of geopolymer composites based
on fly ash or metakaolin with fine aggregate and river sand, with three types of …

Changes in the strength properties and phase transition of gypsum modified with microspheres, aerogel and HEMC polymer

J Ciemnicka, K Prałat, A Koper, G Makomaski… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The paper presents an assessment of the impact of using additives on the strength of a
binding material, ie, building gypsum, and also the phase transformation that takes place in …

Gamma irradiation, thermal conductivity, and phase change tests of the cement‐hyperbranched poly amino‐ester‐block‐poly cabrolactone‐polyurathane plaster‐lead …

ZM Cinan, T Baskan, B Erol, S Mutlu… - … Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The work which has been done on cement‐polymer composite based shielding materials
was comprehensively described in the present article, the choice of the study presented …

[HTML][HTML] Basalt fibre reinforced polymer bars as main reinforcement of axially compressed concrete column–experimental and numerical considerations of fire …

M Wydra, P Turkowski, P Dolny, G Sadowski… - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The study aimed to highlight the possibility of achieving satisfactory level of fire resistance in
concrete column reinforced with Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) bars as a main …

Study and characterization of special gypsum-based pastes for their use as a replacement material in architectural restoration and construction

MP Sáez-Pérez, JA Durán-Suárez, A Verdú-Vázquez… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Within the construction sector, the use of gypsum-based pastes features in the majority of
monuments, giving this material significant relevance in conservation and restoration …

Determination of the thermal parameters of geopolymers modified with iron powder

K Prałat, J Ciemnicka, A Koper, MM Szczypiński, P Łoś… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper presents the results of research concerning the influence of a metallic
micromaterial on the thermal conductivity λ, specific heat Cp, and thermal diffusivity a of …

Modifying geopolymer wettability by plasma treatment and high-carbon fly ash

V Růžek, P Louda, K Buczkowska, P Just… - Frontiers in Built …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This paper deals with investigation of changes in geopolymer wettability with increasing
mass fraction of high-carbon fly ash and surface treatment by cold atmospheric plasma …