Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Concrete: Innovations in Green Binders and Recycled Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 137
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Interests: pavement engineering; asphalt materials; rheological properties; recycling; polymer modification; smart pavement
Interests: mechanics of pavement materials; multiscale and multiphysics modeling; resilience and sustainability of asphalt pavements, and intelligent transport infrastructure and materials
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Interests: asphalt ageing; recycled asphalt materials; sustainable asphalt materials; eco-friendly asphalt materials
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Interests: road engineering; asphalt pavement; high-performance asphalt; power generation pavement; pavement coating
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue, in the form of an original research article or review paper. This Special Issue aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the latest advancements in sustainable construction materials, focusing on the development of green binders and the use of recycled materials in both cement and asphalt concrete.
Concrete, including both cement-based and asphalt-based formulations, is essential to modern infrastructure. However, its production contributes significantly to environmental issues such as high CO2 emissions and resource depletion. To address these concerns, there has been a growing emphasis on developing sustainable alternatives that reduce the environmental footprint of concrete production. Innovations in green binders and the incorporation of recycled materials are gaining traction as effective solutions.
This Special Issue will highlight research focused on sustainable concrete technologies, with an emphasis on both cement concrete and asphalt concrete. The topics to be covered will include alternative binders, the integration of recycled aggregates, industrial by-products, and other waste materials in concrete mixtures. We aim to explore how these innovations not only contribute to environmental sustainability but also improve the performance and longevity of both cement and asphalt concrete.
In this Special Issue, we invite the submission of original research articles and reviews. Potential research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development of green binders for cement and asphalt concrete;
- Use of recycled materials and industrial by-products in concrete;
- Performance evaluation of sustainable cement and asphalt concrete;
- Life cycle assessment of eco-friendly concrete materials;
- Challenges and opportunities for green concrete technologies.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Wangjie Wu
Dr. Yangming Gao
Dr. Mingjun Hu
Dr. Dongdong Yuan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable technologies
- eco-friendly materials
- asphalt concrete
- cement concrete green binders
- recycled materials
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