Partial replacement of cement with induction furnace dust for enhancing concrete properties with and without Aspergillus niger fungus: a green building approach.

Induction furnace dust (IFD) is a waste product of the alloy-making process whose disposal by landfill process becomes unsafe due to the presence of heavy metals in high concentrations. It further reduces the fertility of soil and pollutes the air making it harmful for human health. However, efforts can be made to utilize this dust in construction material as it has the same oxides (silica, aluminium oxide, and magnesium oxide) as found in cement, bricks, fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, etc.

Effect of integrating industrial and agricultural wastes on concrete performance with and without microbial activity.

Cement is an essential material used in constructional activities. An emerging concern in the industry however is the CO emissions, which are triggered by cement manufacturing units. These emissions can be controlled to some extent by not using cement exclusively and instead replacing a percentage of it with waste material with properties similar to cement.

An integrated DEMATEL-MMDE-ISM approach for analyzing environmental sustainability indicators in MSMEs.

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face numerous environmental challenges encompassing resource and energy conservation; waste generation and disposal; water and air pollution; and so on. As a result, it becomes critical to implement policies, strategies, and technologies that can help in reducing the adverse impacts of manufacturing activities on the environment. In this context, the current study identified 15 critical environmental sustainability indicators to assess the impact of manufacturing activities on the environment by taking a case study of lock manufacturing MSMEs.