Metakaolin as cementitious material: History, scours, production and composition–A comprehensive overview

AM Rashad - Construction and building materials, 2013 - Elsevier
Kaolin can satisfy the world demand for filler, paper and ceramic industries. Kaolin converts
to a pozzolan material named metakaolin (MK) after suitable thermal treatment. MK can be …

Recent advances in the field of cement hydration and microstructure analysis

J Stark - Cement and concrete research, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper is a bibliographic tool reviewing experimental and theoretical studies related to
cement hydration and microstructure development that have been published within the four …

Hydrophobic concrete using waste paper sludge ash

HS Wong, R Barakat, A Alhilali, M Saleh… - Cement and Concrete …, 2015 - Elsevier
The feasibility of using a low-cost super hydrophobic powder as water-resisting admixture or
water-repellent surface coating for concrete has been investigated. The powder was …

Pozzolanic behavior of bamboo leaf ash: Characterization and determination of the kinetic parameters

E Villar-Cociña, EV Morales, SF Santos… - Cement and Concrete …, 2011 - Elsevier
The paper presents a characterization and study of the pozzolanic behavior between
calcium hydroxide (CH) and bamboo leaf ash (BLAsh), which was obtained by calcining …

Paper sludge, an environmentally sound alternative source of MK-based cementitious materials. A review

M Frías, O Rodríguez, MIS De Rojas - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
This review compiles the main scientific and technical findings on the viability of using paper
sludge waste as a supplementary cementitious material in the manufacture of future eco …

Pre-normative research on the use of mixed recycled aggregates in unbound road sections

I Vegas, JA Ibañez, A Lisbona, AS De Cortazar… - … and Building Materials, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents and discusses the results arising from a pre-normative study aimed at
determining the physical, chemical and mineralogical characteristics of mixed recycled …

[HTML][HTML] Seawater effect on durability of ternary cements. Synergy of chloride and sulphate ions

M Frías, S Goñi, R García, RV de La Villa - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
The durability of a new cementing composite (ternary cement pastes), containing thermally
activated paper sludge, fly ash, and Portland cement was evaluated in present work. The …

Characterization of ceramic‐based construction and demolition waste: use as pozzolan in cements

E Asensio, C Medina, M Frías… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Depending on its composition and properties, construction and demolition waste (C&DW)
may be used today as recycled aggregate to manufacture more eco‐efficient concrete, for …

Analysis of the effect of paper sludge on the properties, microstructure and frost resistance of clay bricks

O Kizinievič, V Kizinievič, J Malaiškienė - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper analyses the effect of waste sludge from paper industry (paper sludge) on
physical and mechanical properties of clay bricks, their microstructure and resistance to …

Freeze–thaw resistance of blended cements containing calcined paper sludge

I Vegas, J Urreta, M Frías, R García - Construction and Building Materials, 2009 - Elsevier
This work deals with the frost resistance of blended cements containing calcined paper
sludge (source for metakaolin) as partial Portland cement replacements. Freeze–thaw tests …