Research on Performance and Mechanism of the NH3-SCR Reaction over Fly Ash-derived Mn-Ce/Zeolite X by Weijia Ren, Qi Xin, Zhesheng Hua, Zhong Zheng, Lifeng Xiao, Shaojun Liu, Chenghang Zheng, Yang Yang

“…Abstract Zeolite X was synthesized from fly ash under optimized conditions, which was supported with Mn, Ce, and Mn-Ce respectively. …”
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Evaluating 28-Days Performance of Rice Husk Ash Green Concrete under Compression Gleaned from Neural Networks by Sharanjit Singh, Harish Chandra Arora, Aman Kumar, Nishant Raj Kapoor, Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Krishna Kumar, Hardeep Singh Rai

“…Predicting CS using a laboratory method is a costly, time-consuming, and complex process. ML-based prediction models are the modern solution to these problems. …”
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Experimental research on mechanical and impact properties of ceramsite prepared from secondary aluminum dross and municipal solid waste incineration ash by Wangze He, Yufei Yang, Xinghan Zhu, Jinzhong Yang, Yingjie Sun, Qifei Huang

“…Abstract With the growth of the industrial aluminum smelting sector, and the increasing proportion of incineration treatment in the field of waste management and disposal, there has been a corresponding increase in the production of secondary aluminum dross (SAD) and municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWIFA) annually. In this research, ceramsite is prepared using SAD, MSWIFA, and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) as raw materials. …”
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Optimization of the Fabrication of Sustainable Ceramsite Adsorbent from Coal Fly Ash/Waterworks Sludge/Waste Glass for Decolorization of Malachite Green by Weicheng Fang, Xingxing Cheng, Chang-Jung Sun, Hongfei Xiao, Jing Wang

“…To decolorize MG, a composite ceramsite adsorbent composed of coal fly ash (CFA), sewage treatment sludge (STS), and waste glass (WG) with a quality ratio of 3 : 3 : 4, respectively, was prepared. …”
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Investigation of ANN Model Containing One Hidden Layer for Predicting Compressive Strength of Concrete with Blast-Furnace Slag and Fly Ash by Hai-Van Thi Mai, Thuy-Anh Nguyen, Hai-Bang Ly, Van Quan Tran

“…The prediction accuracy of concrete compressive strength is important and considered a challenging task, aiming at reducing costly and time-consuming experiments. Moreover, compressive strength prediction of concrete using blast-furnace slag (BFS) and fly ash (FA) is more difficult due to the complex mix design of a composition. …”
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Effect of bottom ash powder replacement rate, water cement ratio and sand cement ratio on alkali activated slag mortar by Cheng Wang, Xiao Zhao, Jianjun Zhao, Xiyu Zhang, Xuejin Ying, Xiangde Li

“…Abstract The main objective of this study is to clarify the effect of bottom ash (BA) powder replacement rate, water-cement ratio, and sand-cement ratio on alkali-activated slag mortar (AASM) by comprehensively investigating the following parameters: fluidity, consistency, setting time, pH, compressive strength, and flexural strength, as well as observing the microstructure by XRD and SEM. …”
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Physicochemical Performance of Portland-Rice Husk Ash-Calcined Clay-Dried Acetylene Lime Sludge Cement in Sulphate and Chloride Media by Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Joseph Mwiti Marangu, Leonard Genson Murithi

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Determination of Optimum Quantity of Cassava Peel Ash (CPA) as Partial Replacement of Cement for Maximum Concrete Strength and its Cost Analysis. by Nasasira, Johnson

“…The cassava peels were sundried and burnt into ash in the furnace at 700-800oc and their chemical and physical properties were studied using the X-ray Fluorescence method which was found to contain elements such as calcium dioxide 85.677%, iron (iii) oxide 5.662%, silicon dioxide 3.517%, potassium oxide 1.731%, aluminum oxide 1.515% manganese(ii) oxide 0.803%, phosphorous pent oxide 0.456%, titanium oxide 0.310%, chromium (ii) oxide 0.143%, and magnesium oxide 0.109%. blended pastes containing OPC and 45 cubes were caster with cassava peel ash (CPA) at different percentage replacement, 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% were investigated for consistency, initial and final setting time for the blended paste CPA- OPC pastes and dry density of cubes and compressive strength of grade 25 (C25) Concrete. …”
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Rheological, mechanical, and microstructural properties of engineered geopolymer composite (EGC) made with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and fly ash by Xinhua Cai, Jinjing Yin, Xian Xu, Duo Zhang, Yamin Wang

“…Ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) and fly ash (FA) were used as precursors to prepare Engineered Geopolymer Composite (EGC) based on the binary binder system, and the effects of GGBFS content and curing time on the mechanical properties as well as the microstructure were investigated. …”
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Sulphuric Acid-Modified Coal Fly Ash for the Removal of Rhodamine B Dye from Water Environment: Isotherm, Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Studies by G. Bharath Balji, P. Senthil Kumar

“…The preferable elimination ability was found by keeping the dosage at 5 g/L, contact time 120 min, and dye concentration at 50 mg/L. Adsorption capacity was found to be 36.36 mg/g. …”
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Response surface method-driven design of experiments for the synthesis of fly ash-based geopolymers in the gallic acid optimized removal from wastewater by Ana Paula Ferreira, Ana Paula S. Natal, Arthur P. Baldo, Adriano S. Silva, Jose L. Diaz de Tuesta, Pricila Marin, José A. Peres, Helder T. Gomes

“…Kinetic studies indicated that the pseudo-first-order model best described the adsorption process. At the same time, equilibrium data fitted well with both Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms, with GP_2.0_10_2.5 showing the best fit for the Langmuir model. …”
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Influence of a Two-Stage Sintering Process on Characteristics of Porous Ceramics Produced with Sewage Sludge and Coal Ash as Low-Cost Raw Materials by Esam Al-Qadhi, Gaiye Li, Yaxing Ni

“…Sewage sludge and waste coal ash were used as raw materials and added were starch and CaCO3 as a mixed foaming agent. …”
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Geopolymer Building Materials Based on Fly Ash in Terms of Removing SO₂, CO₂, and Water Vapor by Katarzyna Zarębska, Jakub Szczurowski, Magdalena Gazda-Grzywacz, Wojciech Wróbel, Jakub Bator, Paweł Baran

“…The sorption experiments conducted for the KOH-activated sample showed high SO₂ adsorption efficiency, almost ten times higher than against CO₂. The results demonstrate the possibility of utilizing fly ash obtained from the lignite energy processing sector for the synthesis of geopolymers with potential application of the materials as functional plastering compounds.…”
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Impact of various additives and their combinations on the consolidation characteristics of clayey soil by Soheila Shojamoghadam, Arash Rajaee, Saeed Abrishami

“…Through standard proctor compaction tests and one-dimensional consolidation tests, this research investigates the consolidation behavior of fine-grained soil stabilized with various content of additives such as fly ash (FA), volcanic ash (VA), marble powder (MP), cement, and lime and their combination at different curing times (7, 14, 28, and 90 days). …”
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Producing Sustainable Lightweight Geopolymer Concrete Using Waste Materials by Hilal Ameer A., Nader Awaz S., Kurji Badoor M.

“…A research has been undertaken to investigate the possibility of producing sustainable lightweight geopolymer material by using waste zeolite (zeolite molecular sieve) as aluminates and silicates source and at the same time as lightweight medium. This was done by totally or partially replacement of fly ash by waste zeolite particles. …”
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Alkaline activation of different aluminosilicates as an alternative to Portland cement: alkali activated cements or geopolymers by M. Torres-Carrasco, F. Puertas

“…This article aims to make a trip back in time to the origins of the alkali activation to explain the most characteristic and important chemical concepts.…”

Drought stress tolerance based on selection indices of resistant crops variety by R. Daneshvar rad, H. Heidari Sharifabad, M. Torabi, R. Azizinejad, H.R. Salemi, M. Heidari Soltanabadi

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Investigating the effects of sintering additives and heating regimes on the performances of glass–ceramic proppants derived from industrial wastes by Jincai Zhang, Yueting Fan, Xubo Zhai, Vishnu Vijay Kumar

“…The heating rate and the holding time were 2.5℃/min and 90 min, respectively, with the addition of 3 % TiO2 and 5 % Fe2O3. …”
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Sustainable Energy Sector Using Waste Woody Biomass and Miscanthus in the Energy Transition by Nihad Hodžić, Kenan Kadić, Anes Kazagić

“…The thermal energy sector is very important at this time of global energy transition. From the aspect of stable energy independence, this is especially important in countries whose energy system is based on fossil fuels, especially coal. …”
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Effect of Brewery Spent Grain Level and Fermentation Time on the Quality of Bread by Tadlo Yitayew, Demewez Moges, Neela Satheesh

“…However, the fermentation time had a significant effect (p<0.05) only on the moisture content, protein content, caloric value, and mineral content of bread. …”
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