Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@inbook {2828, title = {Carbon dioxide sequestration of fly ash alkaline-based mortars containing recycled aggregates and reinforced by hemp fibers: Properties, freeze-thaw resistance, and carbon footprint}, booktitle = {Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Cementitious Construction Materials}, volume = {1}, year = {2018}, month = {2018-05-31 00:00:00}, pages = {393-409}, publisher = {Elsevier}, organization = {Elsevier}, edition = {1}, chapter = {16}, abstract = {This chapter discloses results of an investigation concerning the performance of fly ash (FA)/waste glass alkaline-based mortars with recycled aggregates reinforced by hemp fibers exposed to accelerated carbon dioxide curing. Properties, freeze-thaw resistance, and carbon footprint of these mixtures with hemp were studied. The results show that is possible to develop FA-based mortars with relevant durability performance and negative carbon footprint.
}, keywords = {Alkali-activated mortars, Carbon dioxide sequestration, Carbon footprint, Durability, Fly ash, Hemp fibers, Recycled aggregates}, doi = {10.1016/B978-0-08-102444-7.00016-2}, author = {Mastali, M. and Abdollahnejad, Z. and Pacheco-Torgal, F.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt