Comprehensive review of direct and indirect pozzolanic reactivity testing methods

F Elyasigorji, F Farajiani, M Hajipour Manjili, Q Lin… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production of portland cement is among the major contributors to greenhouse gas
emissions that adversely affect the environment. Identifying sustainable materials to partially …

Use of nano-silica sol in concrete: Performance and influence mechanisms

JJ Chen, PL Ng, L Xu, AKH Kwan - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Nano-silica sol (NSS) is an aqueous liquid containing colloidal nano-silica in dispersed
state. It has been reported to offer better effects to the cement-based materials compared …

Dopamine functionalization for improving crystallization behaviour of polyethylene glycol in shape-stable phase change material with silica fume as the matrix

Y Chen, H Ding, B Wang, Q Shi, J Gao, Z Cui… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
A new shape-stable phase change material (PEG/Dop-SF) was developed by using
biomimetic modification of silica fume (SF) with dopamine (Dop) as the supporting matrix …

Effect of partial substitution of corn straw fly ash for fly ash as supplementary cementitious material on the mechanical properties of cemented coal gangue backfill

H Wang, T Qi, G Feng, X Wen, Z Wang, X Shi… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Cemented coal gangue backfill (CCGB) is an engineering mixture that can effectively solve
the surface subsidence problem, and comprises coal gangue and cementitious materials …

Development of CuO particles onto bacterial cellulose sheets by forced hydrolysis: a synergistic approach for generating sheets with photocatalytic and antibiofouling …

N Phutanon, K Motina, YH Chang… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
CuO was successfully prepared on bacterial cellulose paper as a nanocomposite using the
forced hydrolysis technique. The composite paper presented outstanding photocatalytic and …

Study on the excitation effect and mechanism of coal gasification slag based on solid waste

Y Guo, W Hu, G Feng, Y Zhao, C Li, X Wang, J Ma - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Coal gasification slag (CGS) has pozzolanic activity, and it could be used as a
supplementary cementitious material after be activated by some solid waste, which will …

Fabrication of a form-stable phase change material with green fatty acid and recycled silica nanoparticles from spent lead-acid battery separators with enhanced …

S Nemati, G Pircheraghi - Thermochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Massive amounts of spent lead-acid battery separators with 50 wt% silica nanoparticles
(SiNPs) can be recycled for further use. One compelling application is form-stable phase …

A hydrophobic release agent containing SiO2-CH3 submicron-sized particles for waterproofing mortar structures

I Izarra, J Cubillo, A Serrano, JF Rodriguez… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrophobic release agents were developed from SiO 2-CH 3 submicron-sized particles
containing hydrophilic and hydrophobic functional groups dispersed into a vegetable oil as …

Synthesis and application of carbon nanotubes grown directly on pozzolanic clay

J do Carmo Lima Carvalho, G Zerbini Costal… - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2023 - Springer
This study reports the high-yield “in situ” growth of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on pozzolanic
clay (P-Clay) and its application as a substitute for Portland cement in mortar. Initially, iron …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Select Direct and Indirect Pozzolanic Reactivity Test Outcomes with Robust Regression and Ranking Analysis

F Elyasigorji, H Tabatabai - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of pozzolanic materials as a sustainable partial replacement option for portland
cement in concrete has been extensively studied over the last few decades. This study …