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November 6, 2023
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Valorisation of Tuff and Brick Wastes by Alkali Activation for Historical Building Remediation

Publicated to: MATERIALS. 16 (20): 6619- - 2023-10-01 16(20), DOI: 10.3390/ma16206619

Authors:

Capasso, I; D'Angelo, G; Fumo, M; Merino, MD; Caputo, D; Liguori, B
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Affiliations

Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Univ Chieti Pescara G Annunzio, Dept Engn & Geol, Viale Pindaro 42, I-65122 Pescara, Italy - Author
Univ Naples Federico II, Dept Chem Mat & Ind Prod Engn, Appl Chem Labs, ACLabs, Ple Tecchio 80, I-80125 Naples, Italy - Author
Univ Naples Federico II, Dept Civil Bldg & Environm Engn DICEA, Ple Tecchio 80, I-80125 Naples, Italy - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Edificac, Grp Invest TEMA, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Universita degli Studi di Napoli Federico II - Author
University of G. d'Annunzio Chieti and Pescara - Author
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Abstract

Nowadays, the preservation and restoration of a historical building needs to be faced in accordance with a novel sensibility regarding the environment in order to preserve the building for future generations. In this context, the scientific community is focusing on novel and sustainable materials and techniques that allow for durability and mechanical performance as well as compatibility with the existing heritage. Alkali-activated materials represent a great challenge to the production of new materials, starting from the existing ones, with the goal of reducing consumption, emission of greenhouse gases and environmental impact. This study deals with the valorisation of waste materials coming from demolition and construction activities in the manufacture of geocomposites suitable for the restoration and conservation of historical heritage. In particular, waste from tuff sawing and brick grinding were used as raw materials, and then the geopolymeric samples produced were characterized based on a physical-chemical and mechanical point of view in order to investigate their performance and evaluate their suitability as materials for a historical building’s recovery. The results showed that brick waste-based geocomposites were more compact than the tuff-based ones, as shown by the higher-density values and the lower values of open porosity and water absorption and as further confirmed by the trend of the mechanical performance. Moreover, experimental data showed that the physical and mechanical properties of both bricks and tuff waste-based geocomposites, even with different waste content, are compatible with existing building materials as well as traditional repairing products.
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Keywords

alkali activationashbrick wastecircular materialsconservationconstructiongeopolymershistorical building restorationmasonrymetakaolinmortarsrestorationstrengthtuff wasteAlkali activationBrick wasteCircular materialsGeopolymersHistorical building restorationNatural hydraulic limeTuff wasteWaste recycling

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal MATERIALS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 20/90, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-26:

  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 16 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85069/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 154
    • Downloads: 25
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Italy.

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