Doudou Liu^1,*, Liang Qiao^2,3, Guozhong Li⁴

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.6, pp. 1675-1691, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.018397

Abstract Construction and demolition (C&D) waste has seriously affected the ecological environment. The utilization of C&D waste resources can greatly alleviate this problem, and it is an important way to help achieve the goal of zero carbon in 2050. In this study, insulation concrete blocks were developed with recycled aggregates, cement, fly ash as main raw materials, expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation boards as block insulation filling material, and self-developed construction waste composite activator, interface enhancer, surface modifier and other additives. Through experimental research and performance test analysis, the best mix ratio of the product and the mechanism of each additive were… More >

Ruixue Wu¹, Tiejun Zhao¹, Peng Zhang¹, Dingyi Yang², Miao Liu², Zhiming Ma^2,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 743-765, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013669

Abstract

This work investigates the feasibility of utilizing reactive recycled powder (RP) from construction and demolition (C&D) waste as supplementary cementitious material (SCM) to achieve a ductile strain hardening cementitious composites (SHCC). The recycled mortar powder (RMP) from mortar waste, recycled concrete powder (RCP) from concrete waste and recycled brick powder (RBP) from clay brick waste were first prepared, and the micro-properties and tensile behavior of SHCC containing various types and replacement ratios of RPs were determined. The incorporated RP promotes pozzolanic and filler effects, while the hydration products in cementitious materials decrease with RP incorporation; therefore, the incorporated RP decreases… More >