Sustainable Use of By-Products and Wastes from Greece to Produce Innovative Eco-Friendly Pervious Concrete
Source abstract
Abstract
This study was based on the reduction of the extraction of natural resources and, at the same time, was focused on the use of by-products and various wastes in construction applications by following the principles of circular economy. Sterile natural rocks (limestones, basalts), industrial by-products (slags), hotel construction wastes (bathroom wastes) and electronic wastes (e-wastes) were tested for pervious concrete aggregates. For this reason, ten concrete specimens were prepared and tested petrographically, structurally, and physically. The physical properties of the tested raw materials directly depended on their petrographic characteristics and played crucial role for the permeability of the produced concrete specimens, for their mechanical behavior, and for the freeze–thaw test results. Generally, from this study, strong encouraging results were achieved as concrete made by variable wastes and by-products can be compatible for concrete production as they show similar performance both in the mechanical strength test and in the freeze–thaw test with those made by natural aggregates. Another goal of this study was to recommend to other researchers the extended use of by-products, construction wastes, and e-wastes as concrete aggregates for producing eco-friendly constructions.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance · Urban Stormwater Management Solutions · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
Affiliations
Section of Earth Materials, Department of Geology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), 15125 Athens, Greece
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis Zografou, 15784 Athens, Greece
Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, University of West Attica, 12244 Egaleo, Greece
i-Lab, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean, 81100 Lesvos, Greece
Department of Environment, Ionian University, M. Minotou-Giannopoulou 26, 29100 Zakynthos, Greece
References (45)
Show source-provided references
1. Sustainable construction—The role of environmental assessment tools10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.025 ↗
2. (2016). Strategic Business Plan (Standard No. ISO/TC 071).
3. (2021, December 07). World Population Clock: 7.9 Billion People (2021)—Worldometer. Available online: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/.
4. Iqtidar, A., Khan, N.B., Kashif-ur-Rehman, S., Javed, M.F., Aslam, F., Alyousef, R., Alabduljabbar, H., and Mosavi, A. (2021). Prediction of Compressive strength of rice husk ash concrete through different machine learning processes. Crystals, 11.10.3390/cryst11040352 ↗
5. Life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to the manufacturing of common and ecological concrete: A review10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.125 ↗
6. Prioritizing barriers to adopt circular economy in construction and demolition waste management10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.01.026 ↗
7. Global CO2 emissions from cement production10.5194/essd-10-195-2018 ↗
8. Kosmatka, S.K., Kerkhoff, B., and Panarese, W.C. (2002). Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, Portland Association. [14th ed.].
9. Sustainable waste recycling solution for the glass fibre reinforced polymer composite materials industry10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.03.092 ↗
10. (2021, December 14). Paris Agreement. Available online: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/eu-action/international-action-climate-change/climate-negotiations/paris-agreement_el.
11. Tennis, P., Leming, M.L., and Akers, D.J. (2004). Pervious Concrete Pavements, Portland Cement Association.
12. A review of sustainable pervious concrete systems: Emphasis on clogging, material characterization, and environmental aspects10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120491 ↗
13. Multi-scale in situ investigation of infiltration parameter in pervious concrete pavements
14. Experimental study on Portland cement pervious concrete mechanical and hydrological properties10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.09.022 ↗
15. Characterization of pervious concrete using over burnt brick as coarse aggregate10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118154 ↗
16. Effect of mix proportion on the structural and functional properties of pervious concrete paving mixtures10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119260 ↗
17. Mechanical properties, permeability and freeze-thaw durability of low sand rate pervious concrete10.1088/1742-6596/1765/1/012022 ↗
18. Evaluating the use of recycled concrete aggregate in pervious concrete pavement transport10.3141/2164-17 ↗
19. Properties of pervious concrete with steel slag as aggregates and different mineral admixtures as binders10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119543 ↗
20. Hydraulic and strength characteristics of pervious concrete containing a high volume of construction and demolition waste as aggregates10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119251 ↗
21. (2021, December 07). Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on Waste and Repealing Certain Directives (Text with EEA Relevance), Available online: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2008/98/contents.
22. (2021, December 07). Directive (EU) 2018/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 Amending Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste (Text with EEA Relevance), Available online: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2018/851/contents/adopted?view=plain#.
23. Van Oss, H.G. (2017). Slag-Iron and Steel, Minerals Yearbook.
24. (2021, December 16). Statistics 2018—Euroslag. Available online: https://www.euroslag.com/products/statistics/statistics-2018/.
25. Partial replacement of E-plastic waste as coarse aggregate in concrete, international conference on soil waste management10.1016/j.proenv.2016.07.079 ↗
26. Balasubramaniam, R., and Karthik, O. (2016). E-Waste Recycling Environmental and Health Impacts, CRC Press.
27. Utilization of E-waste and plastic bottle waste in concrete
28. Utilization of E-waste as a partial replacement of coarse aggregate in concrete
29. Study on properties of concrete with electronic Waste
30. Experimental study on utilization of E-waste in cement concrete
31. (1996). Part 3: Procedure and Terminology for Simplified Petrographic Description (Standard No. EN 932).
32. (2013). Standard Test. Methods for Loss on Ignition (LOI) of Solid Combustion. Residues (Standard No. ASTM D 7348).
33. RASPA: Molecular simulation software for adsorption and diffusion in flexible nanoporous materials10.1080/08927022.2015.1010082 ↗
34. The IUPAC-NIST solubility data series: A guide to preparation and use of compilations and evaluations (IUPAC Technical Report)10.1351/PAC-REP-09-10-33 ↗
35. American Concrete Institute (2002). Standard for Selecting Proportions for Normal, Heavyweight and Mass Concrete, American Concrete Institute.
36. (2009). Part 3: Testing Hardened Concrete; Compressive Strength of Test Specimens (Standard No. BS EN 12390).
37. (2017). Standard Practice for Petrographic Examination of Hardened Concrete (Standard No. ASTM C856).
38. (2009). Testing Hardened Concrete. Depth of Penetration of Water under Pressure (Standard No. EN12390-8 CEN).
39. Specifications for Soil Engineering Lab Tests (OGG Β’/955//31.12.1986) (Standard No. Ε 105-86).
40. (2008). Standard Test Method for Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing (Standard No. ASTM C666/C666M-03).
41. Sustainable design of pervious concrete using waste glass and recycled concrete aggregate10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.260 ↗
42. Petrounias, P., Giannakopoulou, P.P., Rogkala, A., Lampropoulou, P., Tsikouras, B., Rigopoulos, I., and Hatzipanagiotou, K. (2019). Petrographic and mechanical characteristics of concrete produced by different type of recycled materials. Geosciences, 9.10.3390/geosciences9060264 ↗
43. Petrounias, P., Rogkala, A., Giannakopoulou, P.P., Lampropoulou, P., Xanthopoulou, V., Koutsovitis, P., Koukouzas, N., Lagogiannis, I., Lykokanellos, G., and Golfinopoulos, A. (2021). An innovative experimental petrographic study of concrete produced by animal bones and human hair fibers. Sustainability, 13.10.3390/su13148107 ↗
44. Petrounias, P., Rogkala, A., Giannakopoulou, P.P., Christogerou, A., Lampropoulou, P., Liogris, S., Koutsovitis, P., and Koukouzas, N. (2022). Utilization of industrial ferronickel slags as recycled concrete aggregates. Appl. Sci., 12.10.3390/app12042231 ↗
45. Long-term behaviors of concrete under low-concentration sulfate attack subjected to natural variation of environmental climate conditions10.1016/j.cemconres.2018.11.017 ↗