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Miguel Suffo, Celia Pérez-Muñoz, Gonzalo Alba and María Pilar Villar
In the wine bottling process, thermoplastics are commonly used to manufacture the crown of cork stoppers. The production of agglomerated cork stoppers generates a type of waste called cork powder (CoP) in large volumes with known properties but which are...
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Omar El Hawary, Luca Boccarusso, Martin P. Ansell, Massimo Durante and Fulvio Pinto
Environmental emergency awareness has been gaining momentum in recent years in the composite manufacturing industry, with a new generation of composite materials minimizing their harmful environmental impacts by employing more sustainable manufacturing p...
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Nabeel H. Al-Salim, Muna H. Jaber, Rafea F. Hassan, Nisreen S. Mohammed and Husam H. Hussein
Fiber-reinforced concrete is widely acknowledged for its ability to resist cracking effectively and limit its propagation. By preventing cracks from spreading, the addition of fiber composites to concrete can enhance its extensibility and tensile strengt...
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Endah Safitri, Ridan Adi Kusworo and Stefanus Adi Kristiawan
Repair materials have been developed in this research by adding micro-synthetic fibers in cement-based mortar. In addition, accelerator is incorporated in the mortar to obtain high early strength of the repair materials. Their shrinkage behavior is of in...
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Yulia Frank, Alijon Khusanov, Mansur Yuldashov, Egor Vorobiev, Svetlana Rakhmatullina, Alexey Rednikin, Sherzodbek Tashbaev, Sarvinoz Mamatkarimova, Kristina Ruchkina, Sirojiddin Namozov, Laziz Turaev, Jobir Sobirov, Akramjon Yuldashev and Danil Vorobiev
The objective of the study was a pre-screening of the microplastic (MP) content in surface water and benthic sediments of Kara Darya and Chirchiq rivers, the first-order tributaries of the Syr Darya River (Uzbekistan). For the first time, surface water a...
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Li Li, Yujie Wei, Qi Feng, Fang Liu, Bin Liu and Beichen Pu
Molecular dynamics (MD) is an important method for studying the molecular and atomic scale of cement (geopolymer)-based composites which provides an effective method for the optimal design of cementitious materials. In this paper, the research progress o...
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Giulia Cesarini, Fabiana Corami, Beatrice Rosso and Massimiliano Scalici
Microplastics are widespread in freshwater environments and could impact these ecosystems. Bivalves are freshwater organisms that are particularly exposed to microplastic contamination. Therefore, in this preliminary study, the accumulation of microplast...
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Shahin Eskandarsefat, Loretta Venturini, Augusto Ciarlitti, Enea Sogno and Isabella Ottonelli
Ever-increasing traffic loads, in addition to hot climates, have always been a challenge for both road pavement authorities and engineers. Technically, asphalt binder and concrete modifiers that generally increase the viscosity and provide higher resista...
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Herda Yati Binti Katman, Wong Jee Khai, Naraindas Bheel, Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Aneel Kumar and Omrane Benjeddou
Nowadays, the incorporation of natural fiber, such as coir fiber, to high-strength concrete has sparked a lot of attention in the construction materials industry. This is because coir fibers are significantly cheaper and more widely accessible than synth...
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Vladimir Kurcubic, Slavi?a Stajic, Nemanja Miletic and Nikola Stani?ic
Meat manufacturers are nowadays in a very unenviable position. Both meat and meat products require the utilization of various additives due to their chemical composition. On the other hand, consumers demand fresh, additive-free, and high-quality products...
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