Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technologies of Cement-Based Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2026 | Viewed by 10
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Interests: cement concrete; smart concrete; durability; thermoregulation cement-based materials
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Interests: sustainable and recycled concrete materials; reliability analysis and durability evaluation of engineering structures
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Interests: concrete durability; magnesium based low-carbon cementitious materials; carbon sequestration of cement-based materials; solid waste resource utilization; asphalt
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Under the global carbon neutrality mandate, the construction industry—a major carbon emitter—faces urgent demands to decarbonize traditional cement production. Cement manufacturing has become a focal point for sustainable building material research. Recent advancements in CO2 capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies integrated with cement-based materials offer a potential pathway to transition from "carbon source" to "carbon sink," attracting significant attention from both academia and industry. This Special Issue seeks cutting-edge research on the full-chain innovation of CO2 "capture–conversion–storage" in cement-based materials, driving low-carbon transformation from production to application. Key topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Low-Carbon Binder Design: Novel low-calcium cements, carbon-activated industrial byproducts (e.g., steel slag, fly ash, etc.) as supplementary cementitious materials, and alkali-activated materials.
- Carbonation Curing: Reaction mechanisms, process optimization, and impacts on concrete durability.
- Carbon-Negative Construction Materials: CO2 permanent sequestration (e.g., carbonated aggregates, precast elements, etc.) and life cycle assessment.
- Scalable Implementation: Industrial-scale CCU–cement integration, carbon trading mechanisms, and cost–benefit analysis.
- Multiscale Characterization: In situ monitoring of CO2–material interactions and microstructural control strategies.
Dr. Hui Wang
Prof. Dr. Yuanzhan Wang
Dr. Ling Qin
Guest Editors
Dr. Jianwei Sun
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- CO2 capture and utilization
- low-carbon cementitious materials
- carbon mineralization
- sustainable construction materials
- cement decarbonization
- industrial waste valorization
- life cycle assessment
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