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Sustainable Construction Materials Ⅱ
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Sustainable Construction Materials Ⅱ

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2021) | Viewed by 1692

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Carmen Martínez-García

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Department of Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering, High Polytechnic School of Linares, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain
Interests: sustainable materials; circular economy; recycling; lightweight aggregate; materials engineering; advanced materials; construction materials; waste recovery
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Prof. Dr. María Teresa Cotes-Palomino

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Department of Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering, High Polytechnic School of Linares, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain
Interests: sustainable materials; circular economy; recycling; lightweight aggregate; materials engineering; advanced materials. construction materials. waste recovery
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is a fact that the materials industry is strategic for the world economy. Therefore, it is a leading technological sector and, as such, any contribution made to the improvement of this industry is of great scientific and economic interest.

The Circular Economy model gives waste a fundamental role, based on its intelligent reuse, to convert it into raw material for new technological products, thus reducing energy expenditure and generating value as an asset for industry and companies.

The technological development points towards a synergetic functioning of the combination of different materials. Therefore, the research and development of multifunctional and sustainable materials that can provide a degree of technological innovation to the various sectors that use them is essential in any activity where direct and indirect impacts on the environment are generated.  

Prof. Dr. Carmen Martínez-García
Prof. Dr. María Teresa Cotes-Palomino
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Keywords

  • materials engineering
  • production technology
  • process engineering
  • clean technologies
  • circular economy
  • life cycle assessment
  • ceramics
  • geopolymerization
  • photocatalytic materials
  • sustainable construction
  • end of waste
  • advanced materials

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A New System of Sustainable Silico-Aluminous and Silicate Materials for Cultivation Purpose within Sustainable Buildings: Chemical-Physical, Antibacterial and Cytotoxicity Properties
by Michelina Catauro, Giovanni Dal Poggetto, Severina Pacifico, Fernanda Andreola, Isabella Lancellotti and Luisa Barbieri
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(1), 434; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app12010434 - 03 Jan 2022
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In this study, we compared the chemical-physical, antibacterial, and cytotoxicity properties of silico-aluminous and silicate materials for outdoor (green roof, planted walls) and indoor (urban farms, indoor microgreen gardens) cultivation purpose in a context of sustainable construction. Glasses and lightweight aggregates were tailored [...] Read more.
In this study, we compared the chemical-physical, antibacterial, and cytotoxicity properties of silico-aluminous and silicate materials for outdoor (green roof, planted walls) and indoor (urban farms, indoor microgreen gardens) cultivation purpose in a context of sustainable construction. Glasses and lightweight aggregates were tailored starting from waste, by-product, and post-consumer and bioproducts (packaging glass cullet, cattle bone flour ash, vegetable biomass ash, spent coffee ground, degreased from biomass of prepupae of Black Soldier Flies) mixed together with a national ferruginous red clay, quarry scrap pumice and, if necessary, with K2CO3 of reagent grade. The first type of material was obtained by melting at 1200 °C and the second one by powder sintering at 1000 °C. All specimens, subjected to antibacterial test, showed both low zone of inhibitions towards two Gram-negative and two Gram-positive bacterial strains. A cytotoxicity test on mouse embryonic fibroblast NIH-3T3 cell line directly exposed to the investigated materials was performed at three different exposure times (1 h, 3 h, and 6 h). Data acquired highlighted that the materials positively affected redox mitochondrial activity of the fibroblast cells. The concentrations of leachate heavy metals detected on selected materials in water at room temperature after 24 h were lower than the European law limit and an interesting release of P, K, and N nutrients was noted for those formulations designed for agronomic purposes. pH, falling on average within the 6.5–7.5 range, is optimal for most crops, and the specific conductivity <2 dS/m indicates no depression danger for crops. Both bulk density <1200 kg/m3 and porosity over 50% seem to ensure good performance of lightening, drainage, water reservation, and oxygenation of the roots. Full article
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