Alkali- and Acid-Activated Materials: Advances and Novel Applications—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Decoupling economic recovery from natural resource depletion is paramount to ensuring more sustainable development models. Accounting for a significant share of the anthropogenic environmental impacts, the construction sector will have to evolve towards a more efficient and circular model. Alkali- and acid-activated materials offer unique opportunities to upcycle several low-grade materials and industrial residues while engineering eco-friendly building materials with excellent properties. Fundamental and applied research is meaningful and necessary to explore the full potential of such novel materials.

Therefore, this second edition of the Special Issue “Alkali- and Acid-Activated Materials: Advances and Novel Applications—2nd Edition” in the journal Applied Sciences welcomes submissions reporting advances in topics that include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Untapped precursors and alternative activating solutions;
• New processing methods;
• Development and optimization of mix designs;
• Use of unconventional fillers, aggregates, and reinforcing fibers;
• Reaction kinetics and phase assemblage;
• Control of shrinkage, rheology, and mechanical properties;
• Micro- and macro-characterization;
• Durability and deterioration mechanisms;
• Foams and porous materials for thermal and acoustic insulation;
• Multifunctional materials, compatibility, and evaluation of cyclic performance;
• Digital fabrication and other novel applications;
• End-of-life valorization routes;
• Life cycle analysis (LCA);
• Life cycle cost (LCC);
• Innovation, business models, and case studies.

Dr. Guilherme Ascensão
Prof. Dr. Victor M. Ferreira
Dr. Enrico Bernardo
Guest Editors

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