Research Updates

The research has so far produced the following outcomes:​

LIST OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES

1. Stabile P., Abudurahman A., Carroll M.R., Paris E. (2023) Bulk Composition Effects on Vitrification of Mixed Fine Construction–Demolition and Inorganic Solid Waste. Minerals, 13, 1378, ISSN 2075-163X, https://doi.org/10.3390/min13111378

2. Radica F., Iezzi G., Trotta O., Bonifazi G., Serranti S., de Brito J. (2024) Characterization of CDW types by NIR spectroscopy: Towards an automatic selection of recycled aggregates. Journal of Building Engineering, 88, 109005, ISSN 2352-7102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109005

3. Radica F., Casarin A., Iezzi G., Bravo M., de Brito J., Galderisi A., Brando G., Nazzari M., Scarlato P. (2024) Cement vs aggregates and textures of aggregates in a mortar: Comparative image analysis methods and analytical protocols. Construction and Building Materials, 453, 139033, ISSN 0950-0618, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.139033

4. Volpintesta F., Finocchiaro C., Barone G., Mazzoleni P., Paris E. (2024) Compositional Differences in Construction and Demolition Wastes (CDWs) for Geopolymer Mortars: A Comparative Study Using Different Precursors and Alkaline Reagents. Minerals, 14, 376, ISSN 2075-163X, https://doi.org/10.3390/min14040376

5. Bisciotti A., Brombin V., Song Y., Bianchini G., Cruciani G. (2025) Classification and predictive leaching risk assessment of construction and demolition waste using multivariate statistical and machine learning analyses. Waste Management, 196, 60–70, ISSN 0956-053X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.02.033

6. Bisciotti A., Mancini L., Viani A., Zalar Serjun V., Mladenovic A., Cruciani G. (2025) Multi-scale X-ray techniques for assessing recycled concrete aggregate: from XRPD analysis of leftover cement in recycled aggregates to micro-CT imaging of concrete microstructure. Developments in the Built Environment, 23, 100709, ISSN 2666-1659, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2025.100709

7. Ercoli R., Stabile P., Ossoli E., Luconi I., Renzulli A., Paris E. (2025) Recycling Face Mask Fibers in Geopolymer-Based Matrices for Sustainable Building Materials. Ceramics, 8, 54, ISSN 2571-6131, https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics8020054

8. Stabile P., Vetere F., Giuliani L., Siligardi C., Mugoni C., Nazzari M., Iezzi G. (2025) Fabrication of new glass–ceramic materials from float glass and slag waste by modulation of the cooling rate.
   Waste Management, 208, 115141, ISSN 0956-053X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2025.115141

9. Stabile P., Fornasini L., Pasetti L., Bersani D., Dominijanni S., Di Genova D., Romano C., Paris E. (2025) Characterization of mixed-waste glasses in the CAS system: insights from differential scanning calorimetry and Raman spectroscopy. European Physical Journal Plus, 140, 739, ISSN 2190-5444, https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06677-3

10. Ghani J., Bisciotti A., Bianchini G., Tassinari R., Iezzi G., Radica F., Cruciani G. (2026) Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for the characterization of demolition waste: an exploratory study. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 238, 107458, ISSN 0584-8547, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2026.107458

11. Ercoli R., Stabile P., Giuliani G., Carroll M.R., Bianchini G., Paris E. (2026) Modeling of Physical–Chemical and Thermomechanical Properties of Glasses From Recycled Waste. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 17, e70029, ISSN 2041-1294, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.70029

12. Bonifazi G., Gasbarrone R., Gattabria D., Palmieri R., Serranti S. (2026) Earthquake-generated construction and demolition waste recovery using hyperspectral imaging aided by shallow neural networks technique. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 353, 127560, ISSN 1386-1425, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2026.127560

13. Bisciotti A., Castellini S., Neri A., Šajna P., Dolenec S., Balbo A., Cruciani G. (2026) Under-calcination thermal reactivation of hydrated cement pastes and construction and demolition waste: A comparison of different commercial products. Case Studies in Construction Materials, e05978, ISSN 2214-5095, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2026.e05978

 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS UNDER PREPARATION OR SUBMITTED

1. Javed S., Conte S., Molinari C., Bisciotti A., Dondi M., Cruciani G., Zanelli C. (under preparation) Valorisation of construction and demolition waste as a secondary raw material in fired clay brick production: physical, mechanical, and mineralogical assessment. To be submitted to Ceramics International or Journal of the European Ceramic Society, or similar journals.

2. Stabile et al. (under preparation) Enrichment and depletion of phases in a CDW as a function of grain size: a key study from the seismic crater 2016/2017 of Macerata (Marche region, Italy).

3. Radica et al. (under preparation) Textural, mineralogical, chemical, leachate and vibrational spectroscopic variations of RCA (recycled concrete aggregate) through time: an example from a CDW plant in central Italy.

4. Montesano et al. (under preparation) Variations of CDW per grain-size from the Pianura Padana area.