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Alkali‐Activated Materials for Sustainable Construction

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Dear Colleagues,

A significant share of the global environmental impact related to energy and raw materials consumption, waste production, and greenhouse gas emission is due to the construction industry. To face the increasing demand for new infrastructures, urban spaces, and public service buildings in emerging countries and to fulfill the need for maintenance and restoration of the existing structures in developed countries, the construction industry itself has to evolve and resort to novel low‐impact materials and processes. The alkali‐activation process displays great potential in this sense, allowing the incorporation or transformation of waste materials into high-performance construction products. This Special Issue aims to collect the most recent research advances on the development and characterization of such materials in order to provide a better understanding of their micro‐ and macro‐structural properties and to promote their possible use in the construction industry.

Prof. Paola Antonaci
Prof. Paola Palmero
Prof. Jean-Marc Tulliani
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Keywords

  • alkali‐activated materials
  • waste materials
  • recycled materials
  • construction materials
  • low‐impact materials
  • life cycle
  • embodied carbon

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