Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges
Human activities result in sediment accumulation, so the reservoirs gradually lose their functionality, impacting their ability to manage large flood inflows, supply water, and generate hydroelectric power. Therefore, periodic removal of sediments from water reservoirs is essential to maintain funct...
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| description | Human activities result in sediment accumulation, so the reservoirs gradually lose their functionality, impacting their ability to manage large flood inflows, supply water, and generate hydroelectric power. Therefore, periodic removal of sediments from water reservoirs is essential to maintain functionality. Notwithstanding, the management of dredged sediments is a multifaceted process that involves careful consideration of environmental, regulatory, and economic factors to ensure their responsibility and sustainable handling. In this regard, the search for synergies represents an important development factor in the current industrial world, which can bring several benefits, especially in the construction industry. By reusing sediments, the environmental externalities typically associated with building materials production can be reduced by transforming sediments from waste material into valuable resources. The consolidated knowledge in this review emphasizes the advances in the upcycling of dredged sediments into building materials in various ways, including aggregate production, brick manufacturing, traditional binder replacement, and alkaline activation. The provided summary of benefits, disadvantages, challenges, and future potential of freshwater dredged sediments (FDS) use can stimulate the rationalization of material flows, reduce the dependence on primary raw materials in the construction industry, and at the same time contribute to maintaining the functionality of water reservoirs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c71c7dea60d4f679c4634cce83373972025-01-17T04:50:13ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01111e41121Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challengesJan Fořt0Ayodele Afolayan1Václav Kočí2Lenka Scheinherrová3Jiří Jan4Jakub Borovec5Robert Černý6Department of Materials Engineering and Chemistry, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Prague 6, Czech Republic; Corresponding author.Department of Materials Engineering and Chemistry, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Prague 6, Czech RepublicDepartment of Materials Engineering and Chemistry, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Prague 6, Czech RepublicDepartment of Materials Engineering and Chemistry, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Prague 6, Czech RepublicBiology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry, Branišovská 1160/31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech RepublicBiology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry, Branišovská 1160/31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Materials Engineering and Chemistry, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Prague 6, Czech RepublicHuman activities result in sediment accumulation, so the reservoirs gradually lose their functionality, impacting their ability to manage large flood inflows, supply water, and generate hydroelectric power. Therefore, periodic removal of sediments from water reservoirs is essential to maintain functionality. Notwithstanding, the management of dredged sediments is a multifaceted process that involves careful consideration of environmental, regulatory, and economic factors to ensure their responsibility and sustainable handling. In this regard, the search for synergies represents an important development factor in the current industrial world, which can bring several benefits, especially in the construction industry. By reusing sediments, the environmental externalities typically associated with building materials production can be reduced by transforming sediments from waste material into valuable resources. The consolidated knowledge in this review emphasizes the advances in the upcycling of dredged sediments into building materials in various ways, including aggregate production, brick manufacturing, traditional binder replacement, and alkaline activation. The provided summary of benefits, disadvantages, challenges, and future potential of freshwater dredged sediments (FDS) use can stimulate the rationalization of material flows, reduce the dependence on primary raw materials in the construction industry, and at the same time contribute to maintaining the functionality of water reservoirs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024171526Dredged sedimentValorizationBuilding materialReplacementReuseAggregate |
| spellingShingle | Jan Fořt Ayodele Afolayan Václav Kočí Lenka Scheinherrová Jiří Jan Jakub Borovec Robert Černý Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges Heliyon Dredged sediment Valorization Building material Replacement Reuse Aggregate |
| title | Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges |
| title_full | Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges |
| title_fullStr | Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges |
| title_short | Potential of water sediments in construction materials: Current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges |
| title_sort | potential of water sediments in construction materials current approaches and critical consideration of future challenges |
| topic | Dredged sediment Valorization Building material Replacement Reuse Aggregate |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024171526 |
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