Utilizing recycled fine aggregate (RFA) as silica sand replacement for ductile engineered
geopolymer composites (EGC) provides a high value-added approach to recycling concrete …

Annually, over 5 billion metric tons of tailings are produced worldwide as byproducts of
mining processes, posing significant environmental risks due to their potential to pollute and …

Reusing of iron ore tailings (IOT), particularly as recycled aggregate to prepare concrete,
plays an important role in reducing dependence on natural resources and solving the …

The growth of construction industry has escalated demands on building material supplies,
leading to the accumulation of construction waste. Addressing these issues, our study …

Against the backdrop of the increasing copper demand in a low-carbon economy, this work
statistically forecasted the distribution of China's copper tailings for the first time, and then …

Geopolymers derived from bulk solid waste are considered ideal substitutes for cement-
based materials in developing environmentally friendly construction materials. The …

Copper tailings are by-products of copper mining, and because of their rich content of SiO 2
and Al 2 O 3, it is considered as a possible raw material for the preparation of geopolymer …

In the present work, the development of geopolymeric materials with Na or K based on
industrial kaolin samples, with variable kaolinite content and alkaline silicates, is studied …

High performance low calcium CO 2 sequestration materials (LCCSM) were prepared by
using carbide slag (CS), copper tailings (CT) as main raw materials and lithium slag (LS) as …

The copper mining industry generates approximately 200 tons of tailings for every ton of ore
extracted. On the other hand, the construction industry has a significant carbon footprint …