A recent article published in Ain Shams Engineering Journal assessed the mechanical properties of sustainable sand concrete mixes comprising 100% natural crushed sand (DM1), 100% recycled crushed ...

Rice University. "Coal-based product could replace sand in concrete." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 January 2024. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 01 / 240126140529.htm>.

The world’s reliance on concrete, the second most consumed material after water, is leading to an environmental and resource crisis, with sand mining rates outstripping natural replenishment. “This ...

Thanks to our high demand for concrete, the world may eventually run out of accessible sand. Scientists at Rice University have now shown that substituting graphene can not only save sand, but ...

A team of researchers from Northwestern University has developed a "carbon-negative" artificial sand that could replace conventional sand in concrete while storing CO2. The research team, led by ...