Implementation of construction works on weak (e.g., compressible, collapsible, expansive) soils such as peatlands often is limited by logistics of equipment and shortage of available and applicable materials. If preloading or floating roads on geogri...
The article is dedicated to the research and development of intensive methods for curing products by capturing and binding CO2. It aims to improve and increase the productivity of technologies for the production of artificially carbonated building ma...
Growing numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) as well as controversial discussions on cost, scarcity and the environmental and social sustainability of primary raw materials that are needed for battery production together emphasize the necessity for bat...
Polyimide thin-film materials are widely used in aerospace and particle gas pedals, etc., but the phenomenon of secondary electron emission occurred under vacuum conditions. The graphene-coated polyimide materials were prepared for this phenomenon to...
Secondary raw materials (SRM) such as phosphogypsum, pyritic mining wastes, and metallurgical slags constitute increasingly important alternative sources of critical raw materials within circular economy strategies. However, these materials commonly...
The article is devoted to the study of the properties of the obtained heat-insulating refractory materials, based on fireclay scrap of various fractions (2.5 mm, 1.0 mm, 0.5 mm, and 0.1 mm) using a complex of mineral and oxide additives. The fillers...
This study develops a unified phenomenological creep model for polymer-bonded composite materials, allowing for predicting the creep behavior in the three creep stages, namely the primary, the secondary, and the tertiary stages under sustained compre...
The ceramic tile industry is increasingly required to reduce its environmental impact while maintaining high technological and aesthetic standards. In this context, the use of secondary raw materials (SRMs) represents a promising strategy to decrease...
The use of secondary raw materials in metallurgical processes such as steelmaking is an important contribution to the circular economy aspired to by EU members and many other countries. The agglomeration of dusts, fines and sludges is an important pr...
The rapidly developing food industry necessitates the efficient use of raw materials, which can be achieved through the production of functional ingredients with high nutritional value. Secondary fish raw materials generated during the filleting of A...
This review examines current approaches to the development of multicomponent functional systems based on secondary aluminum alloys, mechanochemically modified metal powders, metal–organic frameworks, and aerosol-generating materials. It is show...
The road construction sector is increasingly striving to reduce its environmental footprint while advancing circular economic goals. Conventional asphalt mixtures depend on virgin aggregates and bitumen, which significantly contribute to emissions an...
This paper presents recent views on a hybrid process for beneficiation of secondary raw materials by combined electroleaching of targeted metals and electrodeposition. On the basis of several case studies with aqueous solutions or in ionic liquid med...
Aluminum, traditionally the primary material for battery casings, is increasingly being replaced by UNS S 30400 for enhanced safety. UNS S 30400 offers superior strength and corrosion resistance compared to aluminum; however, it undergoes a phase tra...
This study presents the development of an innovative technology for the national Kazakh fermented milk product “Kurt” utilizing secondary dairy raw materials (buttermilk and whey) combined with horse fat. The research addresses the dual c...
The cement industry endeavors to reduce CO2 emissions from cement manufacturing by utilizing industrial by-products as alternative fuels and developing secondary concrete products from construction wastes. With these efforts, the cement industry is a...
This paper presents a process where carbon fibers and hydrogen can be recovered simultaneously through a two-stage thermal treatment of an epoxy-carbon fiber composite. For this purpose, some pieces of epoxy resin reinforced with carbon fiber fabrics...
Covalent organic framework materials (COFs), as a new type of organic porous material, not only have the characteristics of flexible structure, abundant resources, environmental friendliness, etc., but also have the characteristics of a regular struc...
Among the actions proposed by the European Union for the implementation of Circular Economy is the use of waste as a secondary raw material (SRM). During the fusion of the scrap, a steel dust is generated, named Electric Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD). The...
Half of global material consumption involves mineral material. The circularity is still low so that the enhanced use of secondary building material is required to close loops. Three different secondary building materials are discussed based on exempl...
The dissemination of innovative pedagogies in French secondary education, under the effect of both educational policies and the spontaneous action of teachers, raises the question of the socio-cognitive and material conditions of the design, appropri...
Secondary electron emission materials are reviewed with the aim of providing guidelines for the future development of novel transmission dynodes. Materials with reflection secondary electron yield higher than three and transmission secondary electron...
The transition toward circular and resource-efficient industrial systems requires effective strategies for recovering secondary raw materials, reducing resource losses, and improving the environmental and economic performance of industrial processes....
There has been a growing policy interest in establishing connections between heritage and education. Nevertheless, there seems to be very little evaluation or critical reflection on what actually happens in practice, and it remains unclear how herita...
In this study, we investigated flotation muds (FM) deriving from the recovery processes of precious metals contained in e-waste (wastes from electronics) and exhausted catalysts. FM consist of an amorphous phase, corresponding to a Ca- and Al-rich si...
Pursuing enhanced nutritional value in bakery products through technological advancements and new recipes is a promising facet of the food industry. This study focuses on incorporating rice and buckwheat brans, additional raw materials rich in biolog...
This paper presents the possibility of producing phosphorus fertilizers through Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans utilization in secondary raw materials solubilization. Phosphorus was obtained from the bones of poultry and fish as well as from Morocco p...
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Many countries of the world, including Lithuania, are making an effort to reduce surface water pollution. State monitoring data show that almost 80% of the lakes in Lithuania have an increased amount of sludge. One of the reasons for this increase in...
In the process of producing ferroalloys, a large amount of secondary raw materials is formed, including slag, aspiration dusts and sludge. The recycling of secondary raw materials can create resources and bring environmental and economic benefits. We...
Quantum dots (QDs) are emerging as a new class of zero-dimensional nanomaterials with semiconducting properties. Among many applications, QDs find useful employment in high-capacity electrodes in secondary batteries by virtue of their nanodimension....
As in the case with other metals, tungsten is an element with a number of uses in different fields, which is why its recovery from both primary and secondary materials continues to be of great interest. Various hydrometallurgical processes, considere...
This research aims to investigate the impact of professional materials’ interpretation on the decision-making of preservice secondary teachers when analyzing the mathematical thinking of a 15–16-year-old high school student engaged in ari...
Agricultural waste is rich in bioactive molecules. When evaluating the viability of circular models for the development of health-promoting substances and final products, it is important to highlight that the industrial processing of fruits and other...
To accurately analyze the oxygen isotope of olivine using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), appropriate standard materials are required to calibrate for matrix effects caused by chemical composition differences between the samples and the stand...
The depletion of natural resources has emerged as a major global concern, accelerating the transition from petroleum-based to renewable materials. The development of biobased ‘active’ materials is emerging especially in food packaging to...
The Pb, Cr, Cd, Ni, Zn, Cu, Co, As, Sr, Ba, and Zr content has been determined in the tested rock raw materials. The concentration of cadmium (Cd) was found to be elevated in all types of rock materials and was found on average to be: 1.39 mg/kg in l...
Driven by the practical needs of reducing mining costs and protecting the environment, and with the growing focus on the green and efficient recovery of metal elements (Cu, Mn, Ni, Co, Li, V, Al, Fe, REEs) from mineral raw materials and secondary res...
The rapid urbanization coupled with escalating consumption presents notable challenges for the management of secondary raw materials, particularly in terms of efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. This study seeks to explo...
We developed a simple and efficient strategy to access N-vinyl secondary amines of various naturally occurring materials using readily available solid acetylene reagents (calcium carbide, KF, and KOH). Pyrrole, pyrazole, indoles, carbazoles, and diar...
The construction sector has a significant impact on natural resources consumption and waste generation. In accordance with circular economy principles, the adoption of secondary materials, encompassing both reused and recycled components, by construc...
A significant amount of energy waste has accumulated in the world, in particular, large-tonnage fine ash from central heating stations (coal ash), which can negatively affect the natural environment and the health of the population. However, at the s...
This study aims to develop highly durable, mineral carbonation-based, resource-recycling, secondary cement products based on supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) curing as part of carbon capture utilization technology that permanently fixes captured CO...
The ambitious targets for renewable energies in Germany indicate that the steady growth of installed capacity of the past years will continue for the coming decades. This development is connected with significant material flows—primary material deman...
The feasibility of exploiting secondary raw materials from marine food-chains as a source of molecules of nutritional interest, to create high-value food products and to meet nutritional challenges, is described in this report. A reduction in food wa...
The aim of this research is to determine the significance of the impact of selected environmental protection indicators, with a focus on waste management, on the sustainability of economic growth in EU countries (21 member states) over the period 201...
Developing peptide-based drugs are very promising to address many of the lifestyle mediated diseases which are prevalent in a major portion of the global population. As an alternative to synthetic peptide-based drugs, derived peptides from natural so...
The mineral raw materials’ resource efficiency is currently recognized in Europe as the way for the future development of the European mining economies. With this aim, a West Balkan Mineral Register was created in the EIT Raw Materials RESEERVE...
Amid China’s transition from rapid urbanization to high-quality development, quantifying urban building metabolism is crucial for building resilient resource management systems. However, current research predominantly focuses on eastern cities,...
Recycling strategies demonstrate different life cycle environmental performance. In order to assess this performance, a life cycle assessment may be used. In such studies, the recycling should be linked with multifunctionality and allocation. This re...
Achieving sustainable development in the low-carbon transition requires securing critical raw materials (CRMs) while reducing environmental burdens and strengthening industrial resilience (SDGs 7, 9, 12, 13). This review synthesizes 2016–2025 e...
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