Recent Advances in Sustainable Low-Carbon Materials for Green Concrete
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2025 | Viewed by 2654
Special Issue Editors
Interests: CO2 mineralization; waste recycling; construction waste management; low-carbon cement; eco-friendly construction materials; alkali-activated materials; life cycle assessment; sustainable chemistry
Interests: CO2 curing; alkali-activated materials; magnesium oxychloride cement; waste recycling; life cycle assessment; low-carbon cement
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the largest building materials in volume, concrete and cement-based binders make a significant contribution to global carbon emissions. From the extraction of resources to the production and transportation of materials, as well as the construction process, the construction industry generates a substantial amount of carbon emissions. The carbon emissions released during the manufacturing of cement-based binders can often have detrimental effects on both human health and the environment, highlighting the urgency for the construction industry to adopt greener and more sustainable materials. In pursuit of reduced carbon emissions, the industry actively seeks incremental improvements through various means. These include material selection, waste reduction, reuse and recycling construction and demolition waste, incorporation of new materials, low-carbon development of cement-based composites, and integration of renewable energy sources.
In this Special Issue, we are looking for innovative research on sustainable construction materials and new technologies, including low-carbon binders, upcycling of solid wastes into construction products, decarbonization in concrete, CO2 mineralization process, policies and life cycle assessments, cost-effective products, new test methods, case studies, and other relevant studies. The papers collected in this Special Issue can help researchers, construction and building material scientists, engineers, and construction companies to find more advanced techniques and alternative approaches for sustainable construction and building material development.
Dr. Hamideh Mehdizadeh
Dr. Pingping He
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green concrete
- sustainable construction materials
- low-carbon cement-based composites
- recycling waste
- CO2 mineralization
- carbonation technology
- alkali-activated materials
- properties
- application
- life cycle assessment
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