| Description |
1 online resource |
|
text txt rdacontent |
|
computer c rdamedia |
|
online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering
|
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to biobased materials and biotechnologies for eco-efficient construction / F. Pacheco-Torgal -- Part 1: Bio-Based Materials and Biotechnologies for Infrastructure Applications -- Biobased polymers for mitigating early- and late-age cracking in concrete / Anastasia N. Aday and Wil V. Srubar III -- Influence of two commercial superplasticizers and a biopolymer on the performance of waste-based alkali-activated mortars / Z. Abdollahnejad, M. Kheradmand and F. Pacheco-Torgal -- Fire-retardant bioproducts for green buildings / Nadir Yildirim, Fatma Saime Erdonmez, Ertan Ozen, Erkan Avci, Mehmet Yeniocak, Mehmet Acar, Berk Dalkilic and Mehmet Emin Ergun -- Properties of asphalt binder and mixture containing bioasphalt derived from castor / Menglan Zeng, Haozhi Pan, Wei Tian, Junfeng Li and Jie Zhou -- Part 2: Bio-Based Materials and Biotechnologies For Building Energy Efficiency -- Performance of bio-based insulation materials in an old building envelope system / Sophie Claude, Stephane Ginestet, Marion Bonhomme andGilles Escadeillas -- Tilia sp.'s pruning residues wood panels for thermal insulation / David Grohmann, Francesco Prosperi and Maria Elena Menconi -- Building insulation materials based on agricultural wastes / Florindo Gaspar, Aliaksandr Bakatovich, Nadezhda Davydenko and Arpan Joshi -- Properties of clay plasters with olive fibers / Stefania Liuzzi, Chiara Rubino and Francesco Martellotta -- Thermal insulation biomaterial based on Hydrangea macrophylla / Juan Pablo Cárdenas-R -- Bio-based phase-change materials / R. Naresh, R. Parameshwaran and V. Vinayaka Ram -- Building integrated photobioreactor / E.S. Umdu and Yasar Univ -- Part 3: Bio-based materials and biotechnologies for other applications -- Biotechnology for soil decontamination: opportunity, challenges, andprospects for pesticide biodegradation / Yuqing Sun, Manish Kumar, Lei Wang, Juhi Gupta and Daniel C.W. Tsang -- Sustainable carbohydrate-derived building materials / Xinni Xiong, Lei Wang, Iris K.M. Yu and Daniel C.W. Tsang -- Botanical biofiltration for reducing indoor air pollution / Robert Fleck, Thomas J. Pettit, Ashley N.J. Douglas, Peter J. Irga and Fraser R. Torpy -- Bio-based materials and biotechnologies for eco-efficient construction / Hesham Hamad, Esther Bailón-García, Sergio Morales-Torres, Agustín F. Pérez-Cadenas, Francisco Carrasco-Marín and Francisco J. Maldonado-Hódar -- Environmental safety of biotechnological materials and processes / Volodymyr Ivanov and Viktor Stabnikov -- Biotechnological immobilization of chemical, biological, and radioactive pollutants on land and infrastructure demolition waste after industrial accident, military action, or terrorist attack / Viktor Stabnikov, Volodymyr Ivanov and Ashok Vaseashta. |
| Summary |
"Bio-based Materials and Biotechnologies for Eco-efficient Construction fills a gap in the published literature, discussing bio-based materials and biotechnologies that are crucial for a more sustainable construction industry. With comprehensive coverage and contributions from leading experts in the field, the book includes sections on Bio-based materials and biotechnologies for infrastructure applications, Bio-based materials and biotechnologies for building energy efficiency, and other applications, such as using biotechnology to reduce indoor air pollution, for water treatment, and in soil decontamination. The book will be an essential reference resource for academic researchers, civil engineers, contractors working in construction works, postgraduate students and other professionals."--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Sustainable construction.
|
|
Construction durable.
|
|
Sustainable construction
|
| Added Author |
Torgal, Fernando Pacheco.
|
|
Ivanov, Volodymyr.
|
|
Tsang, Daniel C. W.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bio-based materials and biotechnologies for eco-efficient construction. Duxford : Woodhead Publishing, 2020 0128194812 9780128194812 (OCoLC)1120692037 |
| ISBN |
9780128223819 (electronic bk.) |
|
0128223812 (electronic bk.) |
|
9780128194812 |
|
0128194812 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000066977955 |
|
UKMGB 019759503 |
|
