Heavy Metal Immobilization: Research into Alternative Low-Carbon Composites
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Carbon Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
Interests: application of secondary raw materials in building industry; characterization of building materials; durability of building composites
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Dear Colleagues,
Legislation to reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill is leading to an increase in waste incineration. This practice, in combination with the incineration of biomass for energy production, results in the generation of large quantities of various types of waste ash. Due to the presence of toxic pollutants, especially heavy metals, landfilling of ash is temporary and dangerous. However, these ashes exhibit specific properties that allow them to be used in construction composites. This provides a safe, environmentally friendly and cost-effective solution for their treatment. Their specific application is in the field of the partial replacement of binders/fillers or in the formation of geopolymers, while the heavy metals are trapped in the composite structure. Therefore, this Special Issue is dedicated to research on high-performance low-carbon composites using ash from municipal solid waste, sewage sludge and biomass incineration, while ensuring the sorption and immobilization of heavy metals. Such composites will consist of multiphase binder systems or geopolymer matrices, mineral admixtures and nano-additives with a high heavy metal sorption capacity.
This Special Issue welcomes articles and reviews that contribute to the development of techniques for immobilizing heavy metals based on low-carbon composites intended for the construction industry.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Záleská Martina
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heavy metals
- immobilization
- leaching
- building materials
- low-carbon composites
- waste to materials
- eco-efficiency of construction industry
- multiphase binder system
- waste ash
- structural and mechanical parameters
