Cement Replacement in Mortars By Activated Wastes

The aim of this project is development of sustainable, low carbon footprint building materials, i.e., industrial mortars such as plaster, render and ceramic adhesives, with very low cement clinker content. This will be accomplished by extensive use of locally available but underused waste materials, by-products and cost-effective raw materials, like biomass ash (BMA), brick production bottom ash (BBA), ponded coal fly ash (PA), and clays (C) as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). In order to achieve this, different processes for beneficiation of the SCMs will be analysed, and development of the optimal beneficiation method for a local SCM will be the main outcome of the project.
At the final stage of our project, innovative recipes for building materials, such as render, plaster and tile adhesives, comprising new SCMs based on locally collected and optimally activated waste and cost-effective raw materials will be designed, and new sustainable, low carbon footprint products will be offered to the local markets.