Low-Carbon and Functional Cementitious 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 January 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: material structure characterization; 3D-printed concrete; functional cementitious materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The construction industry is accelerating its transition to sustainable development, with the core focus on reducing carbon emissions throughout the entire cycle of concrete production and building construction, which is instrumental in combating climate change. Recent research has made significant progress in the development of cementitious materials, which not only effectively addresses environmental issues such as high carbon emissions, difficulty in solid waste disposal, and high resource consumption, but also promotes the functionalization and upgrading of cementitious materials through the design of innovative material compositions. At present, materials are equipped with intelligent characteristics such as self-sensing, self-healing, and self-cleaning, which can more accurately serve multiple application scenarios, strongly promoting the intelligent development of civil engineering. Therefore, this Special Issue aims at building a research platform for low-carbon and functionalized cementitious materials, focusing on exploring and sharing new concepts, discoveries, advances, and applications. We welcome submissions of original research and review articles on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Design of low-carbon and functional cementitious materials;
- Performance characterization and prediction of low-carbon and functional cementitious materials;
- Mechanism exploration of low-carbon and functional cementitious materials;
- Additive manufacturing of low-carbon and functional cementitious materials.
Prof. Dr. Hongzhi Zhang
Dr. Junxing Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cementitious materials
- material design
- low-carbon
- functionalization
- carbon capture, utilization, and storage
- alternative cementitious material
- supplementary cementitious material
- performance characterization
- 3D printing
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