title: Matt waste from glass separated collection: an eco-sustainable addition for new building materials.
abstract: Matt waste (MW), a by-product of purification processes of cullet derived from separated glass waste collection, has been studied as filler for self-compacting concrete and as an addition for newly blended cement. Properties of self-compacting concrete compared to reference samples are reported. They include characteristics at the fresh and hardened states, and the compressive strength and porosity of mortar samples that were formulated with increasing amounts of MW to be used as cement replacement (up to 50wt.%). The effects of matt waste are discussed with respect to the mechanical and microstructural characteristics of the resulting new materials.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Chimica Applicata e Scienza dei Materiali, University of Bologna, Via Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy. mchiara.bignozzi@mail.ing.unibo.it
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bignozzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saccani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sandrolini
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D003252:Construction Materials; D005898:Glass; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide