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Research and Development of Building Materials Based on Industrial Waste 2nd Edition

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 766

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Interests: eco-efficient concrete and plaster; industrial waste; waste treatment; building materials; physical and mechanical properties; thermal properties; deformation properties
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of "Research and Development of Building Materials Based on Industrial Waste II" focuses on the preparation and description of the properties of new building materials on the basis that industrial waste is to be used in practice in civil engineering. The use of these waste materials in the form of filler or as a partial replacement of the binder in the design of new building composites is a key tool for updating the policy concerning secondary raw materials for different developed countries, the objective of which is to increase the self-sufficiency in raw materials by replacing primary sources with secondary raw materials (treated industrial waste). The secondary raw materials used for the research and development of new building materials include blast furnace granulated slag, steel slag, fly ash, recycled rubber, recycled glass, recycled plastic, etc. The use of these secondary raw materials based on industrial waste in the design of new sustainable building materials is in line with the sustainable development of society, leading to the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural depletable resources. The research and development of new building materials based on industrial waste is a very difficult process that brings new challenges for scientists and research teams, both in Europe and from a global point of view.

For this reason, this Special Issue is an excellent opportunity to present and publish the latest research findings in the field of building materials prepared based on industrial waste, especially cement composites and their properties (physical, mechanical, deformable, durability, structure, etc.).

Dr. Vojtěch Václavík
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Keywords

  • building materials
  • industrial waste
  • secondary raw materials
  • environmentally friendly composites
  • sustainable building materials
  • physical, mechanical, and deformation properties of composites
  • durability of composites
  • structure of composites

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Recycling of Industrial Waste as Soil Binding Additives—Effects on Soil Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties during Its Stabilisation before Road Construction
by Witold Waciński, Ksawery Kuligowski, Małgorzata Olejarczyk, Marek Zając, Włodzimierz Urbaniak, Waldemar Cyske, Paweł Kazimierski, Robert Tylingo, Szymon Mania and Adam Cenian
Materials 2024, 17(9), 2000; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17092000 - 25 Apr 2024
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To improve the in situ soil stabilization, different chemical additives are used (ion exchange compounds, additives based on H2SO4 or vinyl polymers, and organic additives using lignosulfonates). One interesting alternative is the production of additives from various waste materials. The [...] Read more.
To improve the in situ soil stabilization, different chemical additives are used (ion exchange compounds, additives based on H2SO4 or vinyl polymers, and organic additives using lignosulfonates). One interesting alternative is the production of additives from various waste materials. The extensive testing of waste-based blends with soil was performed; the mechanical (unconfined compressive strength (UCS)) and hydraulic (capillary rise, water absorption, and frost resistance (FR)) soil properties were measured. The optimization process led to obtaining additive compositions ensuring high strength and sealing properties: by-pass ash from the ceramics industry, waste H2SO4, pyrolytic waxes/oils from waste mixed plastics, waste tires and HDPE, and emulsion from chewing gum waste. For sandy soil, the following additives were the most promising: emulsion from pyrolytic wax (EPW) from waste PE foil (WPEF) with the addition of waste H2SO4, pyrolytic-oil emulsion from waste tires, EPW from waste mixed plastics with the addition of “by-pass” waste ash and NaOH, EPW from WPEF with the addition of NaOH, and EPW from WPEF reaching up to 93% FR, a 79.6% 7-day UCS increase, and a 27.6% of 28-day UCS increase. For clay: EPW from WPEF with the addition of NaOH, EPW from WPEF with the addition of waste H2SO4, and solely EPW from WPEF reaching up to 7.5% FR, an 80.7% 7-day UCS increase, and a 119.1% 28-day UCS increase. Full article
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