Advances in Recycling of Construction Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 February 2022) | Viewed by 33207
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable construction; building technology; recycled aggregates; construction and demolition waste; recycled concrete; construction materials; building materials; civil engineering materials; construction engineering
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Interests: cement; construction; recycled construction materials; circular economy environmental engineering; building materials; civil engineering materials; recycled concrete; leaching tests; construction engineering; sustainable construction; reinforced recycled concretenology
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Interests: cathode ray tube glass; recycled aggregates; civil infrastructures; cement-treated materials; stainless steel slag; treatment; self-compacting concrete; mechanical and durability properties; seaport loading platform; structural granular layers; construction and demolition waste; soil stabilization; nanomaterial; real-scale application; mechanical behavior; life cycle assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural resources are essential for environmental and social sustainability. They highlight the important role played by the construction sector which still has strong associated negative environmental effects due to the high natural resource consumption for its manufacture, and the large associated production of waste. Thus, the recycling of construction materials makes it possible to maximize available resources by reducing the consumption of natural resources and favoring a circular economy. This Special Issue aims to include advances in the treatment/recycling system for these materials, as well as the possible uses of the materials obtained. Articles are invited to investigate innovative treatment options for these materials, highlighting the most recent scientific knowledge on the physical/chemical processes involved and the economic, environmental, or quality advantages that this entails. Topics can include studies on new techniques for separating materials of different nature, and improvements in crushing and/or cleaning of these. A very important aspect is also the issues related to the reuse of materials obtained after recycling, such as new applications of recycled materials, or new conditions of use, and results of implementation, maintenance, and durability of recycled materials. Publications on the life cycle, as well as economic and environmental balances of construction materials are also welcome.
Dr. Auxi Barbudo
Dr. Adela P. Galvín
Dr. Manuel Cabrera Montenegro
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- construction materials
- reuse, recycling, and recovery
- revalorization
- waste management
- sustainability
- environment
- circular economy
- life cycle assessment
- recycled materials application
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