ALKALI-ACTIVATED FLY ASH BASED GEOPOLYMER PAVING BLOCKS: GREEN MATERIALS FOR FUTURE CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES

Both Circular Economy and Sustainable Development are concepts that focus on resource efficiency. This involves a complex waste management process with a high degree of recycling and recovery. Rapid population growth and urbanization in developing countries have led to large amounts of solid waste a...

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Published inInternational journal of conservation science Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 175 - 186
Main Authors Lăzărescu, Adrian-Victor, Ionescu, Brãduţ Alexandru, Hegyi, Andreea, Florean, Carmen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iasi International Journal of Conservation Science (IJCS) 01.01.2022
Subjects
Carbon
Caustic soda
Cement
Climate change
Concrete
Conservation
Construction
Construction materials
Developing countries
Emissions
Environmental degradation
Environmental impact
Fly ash
Geopolymers
Industrial development
Industrial plant emissions
LDCs
Legislation
Mechanical properties
Natural resources
Paving
Population growth
Raw materials
Recycled materials
Resource conservation
Resource efficiency
Roads & highways
Solid wastes
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Sustainable materials
Urbanization
Waste management
Romania
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Summary:Both Circular Economy and Sustainable Development are concepts that focus on resource efficiency. This involves a complex waste management process with a high degree of recycling and recovery. Rapid population growth and urbanization in developing countries have led to large amounts of solid waste and, consequently, increased environmental degradation of the environment. Designing resilient, sustainable materials and buildings by using recycled materials or industrial by-products, which can replace some or all of the cement, leads to the development of a sustainable, low-carbon economy and furthermore to the conservation of natural resources. Industry is developing at an accelerated pace, consequently the development of modern construction materials in the economic world is more than necessary. The aim of this research is to present preliminary results regarding the design of the alkali-activated fly ash-based geopolymer paving blocks produced using Romanian local raw materials, to present several parameters that affect their mechanical properties and to assess their intended use in terms of legislation.
ISSN:2067-533X
2067-8223