Due to their high specific capacity and long cycle life, bimetallic sulfides are the preferred choice of researchers as anodes in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, studies indicate that this class of materials often requires expensive elements su...
For several decades, cement production has caused concerns about CO2 emissions. As the production of concrete has increased over the years, the fact that cement is its key component additionally raises a concern. By partially replacing cement with wa...
The use of seashells as a partial substitute for cement in construction not only offers an innovative solution for marine waste management but also contributes to reducing the carbon footprint of the cement industry, decreasing the CO2 emissions asso...
Natural supplemental cementitious materials (SCMs) with pozzolanic qualities, such as rice husk ash (RHA) and sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA), are a promising alternative to the currently used SCMs that are becoming increasingly unavailable. This work p...
Replacing virgin raw materials with recycled waste in construction products is a key strategy for advancing sustainable development. This study explores the partial substitution of commercial gypsum with powdered waste brick (WB) in gypsum mortars, a...
With the advancement of construction development, urban renewal, and urbanization, engineering appraisal and structural reinforcement will become crucial tasks in the construction industry, thus presenting both significant challenges and long-term re...
Background: Obesity is linked to higher rates of complications; lower absolute recovery of mobility, pain, and function; and increased costs of care following total knee or hip arthroplasty (TKA, THA). The aim of this prospective cohort study was to...
In this study, natural rubber (NR)/polybutadiene rubber (PB) blend-based composites were prepared using graphene as a partial replacement for carbon black (CB) in different parts per hundred rubber (phr) percentages. In a previous study, the vulcaniz...
Background: In recent decades, aortic valve surgery has transitioned from conventional median sternotomy (MS) to minimally invasive techniques, including partial upper mini-sternotomy (PUMS) and right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy (RAMT). This study...
Reinforcement congestion in reinforced concrete (RC) beam–column joints creates constructability difficulties and may compromise seismic performance due to inadequate consolidation and confinement. Although fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) has b...
Road construction requires foundation materials with high mechanical performance. Cement is the primary binder used to stabilize these materials, but its widespread use generates substantial CO2 emissions and environmental impacts. Reducing cement de...
The task of turning agricultural waste into practical construction and building materials has been placed before civil engineers. Coffee husk is produced in vast amounts due to the global commerce of coffee beans, which are incinerated into ash when...
In order to achieve a sustainable mix design, this paper evaluates self-consolidating green concrete (SCGC) properties by experimental tests and then examines the design parameters with an artificial intelligence technique. In this regard, cement was...
Nanostructured martensitic steels comprising nanoscale-martensite and retained austenite were obtained by quenching–partitioning–tempering (Q–P–T) treatment. The influence of partial replacement of Si by Al on the microstructu...
Due to better postoperative convalescence and quality of life, experienced centers focus on minimally invasive surgical techniques and approaches, but this approach is not routinely performed for valve-sparing root replacement procedures. The purpose...
Over the past decade, global cement production has exceeded 4 billion tonnes annually. This process has a considerable environmental impact and is estimated to account for approximately 5% to 7% of the total annual CO2 emissions released into the atm...
The properties of cement composites with a partial replacement of sand with an organic aggregate from coconut shell are investigated. Due to the fact that the endocarp of coconut shell increases its volume up to 60–70% when swelling in water, w...
Background: The use of augmented reality (AR) in orthopaedics is growing rapidly but is mainly limited to pre-operative planning and teaching. This study is one of the first to describe the intraoperative application within revision arthroplasty for...
Vitamin E is an essential nutrient usually recommended in post-weaning piglets, when a decline in the serum vitamin E concentration is observed. Selected polyphenols have the potential to partially replace vitamin E in animal feed. The aim of this st...
The aim of this study was to consider the use of biomass wood ash as a partial replacement for cement material in wood-cement particleboards. Wood-cement-ash particleboards (WCAP) were made with 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50% of wood ash as a partial re...
This study investigates the effect of metakaolin (MK) as a partial replacement of cement (CEM I) in high-workability mortars, with emphasis on fresh-state behaviour, mechanical properties, microstructural development, and carbon footprint implication...
The palm and date sector is one of the most important sectors in Saudi Arabia. The total number of fertile palm trees in Saudi Arabia is about 31 million. In the production of pitted dates, date molasses, date paste, and date confectionery, a conside...
In this work, the feasibility of partially and totally replacing natural sand with used foundry sand in self-compacting concrete was studied. Natural sand was replaced in 50% and 100% vol. by used foundry sand. The fresh state properties parameters a...
To maximize the comprehensive utilization of gangue waste, broken gangue can be used to replace gravel as the coarse aggregate to prepare underground roadway shotcrete, and treated gangue powder can be used for the partial replacement of cement. This...
This study was focused on evaluating the suitability of a wide range of lignins, a natural polymer isolated from different plant sources and chemical extractions, in replacing 20 wt.% of petroleum-based polyol in the formulation of PU flexible foams....
This work presents a technical and economic study using sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) to partially replace Portland cement clinker. To evaluate the technical viability, the replacement rates of 10, 20, and 30% of Portland cement were used in the expe...
Cement is the primary binder in concrete and a major contributor to global CO2 emissions. This experimental study investigates the use of biochar as a partial replacement for cement to develop low-carbon concrete. Material characterisation included p...
A behavioral lifestyle intervention with partial meal replacement reduced excess gestational weight gain in ethnically diverse women with overweight/obesity, but the effects on micronutrient intake remained unknown. A secondary analysis of a randomiz...
Copper slag, a by-product of the pyrometallurgical process used for obtaining copper from copper ore in Bor, Serbia, contains mainly silicon, iron, calcium, and aluminium oxides. Due to such properties, it is disposed of in landfills. Despite the fav...
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of partially replacing cement with a blend of marble waste powder (MWP) and granite waste powder (GWP) in mortar, with the goal of reducing the environmental harm caused by cement. The investigation...
The requirement for high-quality drinking water and the treatment of wastewater prior to discharge into the environment results in the generation of sludge. As with any high-volume materials, beneficial reuse applications are being sought to promote...
Solid waste management is a major environmental challenge, especially in developing countries, with increasing amounts of waste glass (WG) and waste plastic (WP) not being recycled. In Ethiopia, managing WG and WP requires innovative recycling techni...
Although carbon black has been the dominant filler material for rubber composites for over a century, it is a finite, fossil fuel-based product that is sensitive to geopolitical issues and economics. Renewable sources of carbon need to be developed t...
Content delivery networks (CDNs) face steadily rising, uneven demand, straining heuristic cache replacement. Reinforcement learning (RL) is promising, but most work assumes a fully observable Markov Decision Process (MDP), unrealistic under delayed,...
Granite is a well-known building and decorative material, and, therefore, the amount of produced waste in the form of granite powder is a problem. Granite powder affects the health of people living near landfills. Dust particles floating in the air,...
The objective of this study was to examine the optimal mixing ratio of municipal incinerated bottom ash (MIBA) and PET pellets used as a partial replacement of fine aggregates in the manufacture of cement mortars. As a partial replacement for sand, 1...
Worldwide dietary sodium intake exceeds the recommended daily allowance, generating global interest in reducing sodium content in foods. This preliminary study aimed to evaluate the effects of decreasing sodium chloride (NaCl) levels on hybrid burger...
This article analyzes the properties of concrete in which up to 25% of natural fine aggregate (sand 0/4 mm fraction) was partly replaced by the crushed tempered glass waste. The granulometric composition of crushed glass waste and 0/4 mm fraction san...
Sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA), a biomass waste resulting from sugarcane bagasse burning for electricity production, has shown to be a viable alternative option as a partial cement replacement due to its chemical composition and physical properties. Be...
Artificial aggregate (AF), i.e., silico manganese (SiMn) slag aggregate, is a byproduct of ferromanganese and silico manganese alloy production. The utilization of industrial waste and industrial byproducts in construction has increased the aim of co...
The growth of the global population has led to increased demand for agricultural products, resulting in greater agricultural waste production. One sustainable response to this challenge is using agricultural waste as raw material in building material...
Peat, a vital component of horticultural growing media (GM), is recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a solid fossil fuel which significantly contributes to the depletion of fossil resources and greenhouse gas emission...
The transformation of organic by-products derived from waste into value-added resources represents a promising strategy to advance circular economy principles and bolster environmental and agricultural sustainability, especially in soilless cultivati...
The growing use of PET strapping in packaging has increased plastic waste, prompting interest in its reuse in cement-based materials. This study evaluates waste PET strapping powder as a partial replacement for natural sand in cement mortar. Mortars...
Competition issues with food industry have recently boosted the exploration of alternative solutions capable of replacing starch in papermaking to a certain extent. Covalent grafting of quaternary ammonium groups onto LignoBoost® Eucalyptus...
Cheese has been listed as one of four priority food groups intended for salt reduction reformulation. The present study aimed to investigate the possibility of producing Serbian white brined cheese (Homoljski Sir) with half of NaCl, three quarters of...
This study investigated the mix design and engineering properties of controlled low-strength material (CLSM) by partial replacement of fine aggregate using water purification sludge (WPS). First, an investigation was performed at laboratory scale to...
In today’s world, the implementation of industrial ecology for sustainable industrial development is a common practice in the field of engineering. This practice promotes the recycling of by-product wastes. One of those by-product wastes is rice husk...
In this research, the durability performance of sustainable concrete with the incorporation of reactive magnesium oxide (MgO) and fly ash (FA) was evaluated. The partial replacement of cement with these two materials is an appealing solution for the...
Geopolymers are a new class of binders based on alkali activation of natural and by-products raw materials. Their properties and eco-compatibility highly depends on the reaction system. The (Na,K)2O-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O system shows a distinguishing pseudo...
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