Low-CO2 emission strategies to achieve net zero target in cement sector

R Chaudhury, U Sharma, PC Thapliyal… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cement industry is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions accounting
for about 7% of global CO 2 emission. As global cement demand continues to rise …

A state-of-the-art review on the setting behaviours of ground granulated blast furnace slag-and metakaolin-based alkali-activated materials

L Li, J Xie, B Zhang, Y Feng, J Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are inorganic cementitious materials that are regarded as
potential substitutes for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) due to their better properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterials in geopolymer composites: A review

RS Raj, GP Arulraj, N Anand, B Kanagaraj… - Developments in the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials (NMs) are being used to enhance the properties of construction materials.
This review focuses on the use of NMs to improve the characteristics of fresh and hardened …

Development of fly ash and slag based high-strength alkali-activated foam concrete

Y Hao, G Yang, K Liang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Foam concrete is a lightweight construction material with excellent thermal and acoustic
insulation ability. It is widely used in building envelopes, partitioning walls, sandwich …

Is net-zero feasible: Systematic review of cement and concrete decarbonization technologies

ML Nehdi, A Marani, L Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cement and concrete are hard-to-abate industrial sectors for decarbonization due to
growing demand driven by rapid urbanization, population growth, and the considerable …

A sustainable roadmap for additive manufacturing using geopolymers in construction industry

MH Raza, RY Zhong - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently 3D printing of geopolymers gained increasing attention due to their dual-
dimensional sustainability from technology and materials perspectives. The current research …

Engineering properties, sustainability performance and life cycle assessment of high strength self-compacting geopolymer concrete composites

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, UJ Alengaram… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present investigation aims to study the mechanical and durability performances of Fly
Ash (FA), Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS), and Metakaolin (MK) blended Self …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-socio-economic aspects of portland cement, geopolymer, and limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) composite systems: a-state-of-art-review

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, RS Raj, E Lubloy - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for cement-based binder material increases due to the growth of infrastructural
development. Cement consumption and concrete production have been found to impact …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability assessment of geopolymer concrete synthesized by slag and corncob ash

S Oyebisi, F Olutoge, P Kathirvel… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, sustainable construction materials are promoted in the construction and building
sector due to the high utilization of Portland cement as a conventional binder and its …

Performance evaluation on engineering properties and sustainability analysis of high strength geopolymer concrete

B Kanagaraj, N Anand, UJ Alengaram… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research presents an investigation that aims to optimize the mix proportion of the High
Strength Alkali Activated Concrete (HSAAC) developed using the Taguchi Method (TM) …