Environmentally Friendly Composites Incorporating Waste Materials

Dear Colleagues,

We are initiating a new Special Issue on environmentally friendly composites that incorporate waste materials. We are particularly interested in cement and geopolymer composites in which waste materials are used, such as recycled concrete aggregates, recycled ceramic aggregates, recycled mortar, fly ash, blast furnace slag, plant waste and others. Articles can present both new products and the process of their production, as well as the waste processing technology used in forming the composite. It is recommended to indicate the ecological aspect, e.g., CO₂ reduction, waste management, limiting the consumption of natural resources, etc. Microstructure studies of composites using methods such as SEM images, X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and others are acceptable. However, papers on other composites and wastes not mentioned above will also be considered.

The results of your latest research and your achievements will enrich our Special Issue thematically, so we invite you to share it with us and submit your manuscript.

Dr. Edyta Pawluczuk
Dr. Katarzyna Kalinowska-Wichrowska
Dr. Hwa Kian Chai
Guest Editors

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