Abstract

A literature review comprising 163 publications published over a period of 26 years from 1992 to 2018 is presented in this paper. This review discusses the generation and recycling of construction and demolition waste (CDW) as well as its main uses as raw materials for the construction engineering sector. This review pays attention to the use of CDW aggregates for sand, pavements/roads, bricks, ceramics, cementitious materials, and concrete productions, as well its uses as eco-friendly materials for water decontamination. The physical-chemical and mechanical characteristics of recycled aggregates play an important role in their correctly chosen applications. The results found in this literature survey allow us to conclude that recycled aggregates from CDW can be successfully used to produce construction materials with quality comparable to those produced with natural aggregates. We concluded that the use of CDWs as raw materials for manufacturing new construction materials is technically feasible, economical, and constitutes an environmentally friendly approach for a future construction and demolition waste management strategy.

Keywords

construction and demolition waste (CDW); CDW recycling; construction materials from CDW; recycled concretes; CDW adsorbents

Published in

Materials
2021, Volume: 14, number: 7, article number: 1700
Publisher: MDPI

SLU Authors

• Simões Dos Reis, Glaydson

  • Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Gustave Eiffel University

Sustainable Development Goals

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns


UKÄ Subject classification

Other Materials Engineering


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071700

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/111820