Eco-efficient Rendering Mortars
Use of Recycled Materials

Provides guidance on the use of wastes as substitute raw materials for mortars and considers their technical impact using specific waste materials

Catarina Brazao Farinha (Author), Joseph Jankovic (Author), Maria Do Rosario Veiga (Author)

9780128184943, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 19 April 2021

264 pages, 150 illustrations (30 in full color)
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.44 kg

Eco-Efficient Rendering Mortars: Use of Recycled Materials focuses on the use of waste materials into cement-based renders, discussing the origins, treatment processes and properties of relevant wastes. The book dispels mistrust through demonstrating the technical feasibility and environmental benefits of eco-efficient rendering mortars. It considers the characteristics of different waste products, such as aggregates, fillers, binders and additions. The functional requirements of renders are also discussed alongside their impact. Finally, the title considers the lifecycle and durability of modified mortars.

1. Mortars and sustainability 2. Rendering mortars 3. Wastes 4. Mortars with incorporation of wastes: Characteristics of fresh mortars 5. Mortars with incorporation of wastes: Mechanical behaviour 6. Mortars with incorporation of wastes: Water behaviour 7. Durability 8. Life cycle assessment 9. References

Subject Areas: Conservation of buildings & building materials [TNKX], Materials science [TGM]