Advanced progress in recycling municipal and construction solid wastes for manufacturing sustainable construction materials

Tang, Z; Li, W; Tam, VWY; Xue, C

Advanced progress in recycling municipal and construction solid wastes for manufacturing sustainable construction materials

Tang, Z

Li, W

Tam, VWY Xue, C

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Resources, Conservation and Recycling: X, 2020, 6, pp. 100036-100036
Issue Date:: 2020-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Tang, Z https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-1247
dc.contributor.author	Li, W https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4651-1215
dc.contributor.author	Tam, VWY
dc.contributor.author	Xue, C
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-28T19:24:35Z
dc.date.available	2020-10-28T19:24:35Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05-01
dc.identifier.citation	Resources, Conservation and Recycling: X, 2020, 6, pp. 100036-100036
dc.identifier.issn	2590-289X
dc.identifier.issn	2590-289X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143558
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 The sharply increasing solid waste generation has raised the environmental concerns worldwide which currently have been escalated to a worrying level. Intending to eliminate the negative environmental impacts of solid waste and meanwhile promote sustainability on the energy- and resource-intensive construction and building sector, considerable efforts have been devoted to recycling solid waste for the possible use in sustainable construction material products. This paper reviews the existing studies on recycling municipal and construction solid waste for the manufacture of geopolymer composites. Special attention is paid to the predominate performance of these geopolymer composite products. The principal findings of this work reveal that municipal and construction solid waste could be successfully incorporated into geopolymer composites in the forms of precursor, aggregate, additive, reinforcement fiber, or filling material. Additionally, the results indicate that although the inclusion of such waste might depress some of the attributes of geopolymer composites, proper proportion design and suitable treatment technique could alleviate these detrimental effects and further smooth the recycling progress. Finally, a brief discussion is provided to identify the important needs in the future research and development for promoting the utilization of solid waste materials in the forthcoming sustainable geopolymer industry. In summary, this work offers guidance for the better ecological choice to municipal and construction solid waste through developing waste materials into highly environmental-friendly construction materials.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE150101751
dc.relation.ispartof	Resources, Conservation and Recycling: X
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.rcrx.2020.100036
dc.rights	Elsevier required licence: © 2020 . This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. The definitive publisher version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcrx.2020.100036	en_US
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dc.title	Advanced progress in recycling municipal and construction solid wastes for manufacturing sustainable construction materials
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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dc.date.updated	2020-10-28T19:24:16Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	6

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© 2020 The sharply increasing solid waste generation has raised the environmental concerns worldwide which currently have been escalated to a worrying level. Intending to eliminate the negative environmental impacts of solid waste and meanwhile promote sustainability on the energy- and resource-intensive construction and building sector, considerable efforts have been devoted to recycling solid waste for the possible use in sustainable construction material products. This paper reviews the existing studies on recycling municipal and construction solid waste for the manufacture of geopolymer composites. Special attention is paid to the predominate performance of these geopolymer composite products. The principal findings of this work reveal that municipal and construction solid waste could be successfully incorporated into geopolymer composites in the forms of precursor, aggregate, additive, reinforcement fiber, or filling material. Additionally, the results indicate that although the inclusion of such waste might depress some of the attributes of geopolymer composites, proper proportion design and suitable treatment technique could alleviate these detrimental effects and further smooth the recycling progress. Finally, a brief discussion is provided to identify the important needs in the future research and development for promoting the utilization of solid waste materials in the forthcoming sustainable geopolymer industry. In summary, this work offers guidance for the better ecological choice to municipal and construction solid waste through developing waste materials into highly environmental-friendly construction materials.

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