@article{Ding2026, 
author = {Tiejun Ding and Jionghuang He and Yong Zheng and Long Jiang and Zhenjiang Gu and Zihan Ma},
title = {High-value recycling of industrial solid wastes using mineral carbonation: A review of recent developments},
year = {2026},
journal = {Materials Reports: Solidwaste and Ecomaterials},
volume = {2},
pages = {9520022},
keywords = {waste recycling, high-value products, mineral carbonation, low-carbon technology},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/MRSE.2026.9520001},
doi = {10.26599/MRSE.2026.9520001},
abstract = {Mineral carbonation of certain types of industrial wastes allows CO2 sequestration and recycling of the original waste as a new material. These processes require energy input and normally produce relatively low-value products such as aggregates, supplementary cementitious materials, and fillers. This paper reviews recent progress in producing higher-value products by mineral carbonation of waste concrete, blast furnace slag, steel slag, coal fly ash, and municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash. Zeolite and nanosized silica are potential higher-value products, while other materials such as superhydrophobic coatings, glass-ceramics, energy storage materials, and CaCO3 ceramics have also been produced. The production of higher-value products transforms the economic viability of mineral carbonation. Further work is required to comprehensively evaluate specific applications of carbonation and determine the overall CO2 balance.}
}