Advanced Low-Carbon and Green Materials in Transportation Infrastructure
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 1671
Special Issue Editors
Interests: low-carbon construction materials; solid waste resource utilization; railway engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Regarding the recent proposal and promotion of carbon neutrality, the low-carbon and green development of the construction and transportation infrastructure industries plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. In the lifecycles of these industries, carbon emissions from building materials account for an extremely large proportion and are worthy of attention. Meanwhile, whether from urban renewal in developed countries or urbanization in developing countries, the demand for natural resources, including natural minerals like sand and stone, continues to grow for use in construction and transportation infrastructure. Utilizing the low-carbon potential of solid waste, including construction and demolition waste, industrial waste, etc., to serve as raw materials (such as supplementary cementitious materials, aggregates, additives, etc.) to prepare green building materials is an extremely effective solution. It can not only solve the problem of solid waste consumption but also meet the urgent needs of the construction and transportation infrastructure sectors.
Therefore, this Special Issue is dedicated to recent research on low-carbon and green materials, especially the resource utilization of solid waste, contributing to low-carbon and sustainable development in the construction and transportation infrastructure sectors. Original research and review articles are both welcome.
Dr. Zhong Zhou
Guest Editors
Dr. Hao Yang
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- low-carbon materials
- green and sustainable materials
- solid waste utilization
- physical, mechanical, durability, and functional properties
- construction and transportation infrastructure
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