Biopolymers and Biotech Admixtures for Eco-Efficient Construc... - 9780081002148

Biopolymers and Biotech Admixtures for Eco-Efficient Construction MaterialsAuthor(s): Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Volodymyr Ivanov, Niranjan Karak, Henk Jonkers\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Woodhead Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780081002148, 978-0081002148\nSynopsis\nSince 1930 more than 100,000 new chemical compounds have been developed and insufficient information exists on the health assessment of 95 percent of these chemicals in which a relevant percentage are used in construction products. For instance Portland cement concrete, the most used material on the Planet ([url] million tons/year that in the next 40 years will increase around 100 %) currently used in around 15% of total concrete production contains chemicals used to modify their properties, either in the fresh or hardened state.\n\n Biopolymers are materials that are developed from natural resources. They reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide e.