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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Recycled Components in 3D Concrete Printing Mixes: A Review.

Marcin Maroszek, Magdalena Rudziewicz, Marek Hebda

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Marcin MaroszekDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6554-4613
Magdalena RudziewiczDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0009-0004-9444-5699
Marek HebdaDepartment of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8583-9459

Funding

Ministry of Science and Higher Education DWD/5/0237/2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid population growth and accelerating urbanization are intensifying the demand for construction materials, particularly concrete, which is predominantly produced with Portland cement and natural aggregates. This reliance imposes substantial environmental burdens through resource depletion and greenhouse gas emissions. Within the framework of sustainable construction, recycled aggregates and industrial by-products such as fly ash, slags, crushed glass, and other secondary raw materials have emerged as viable substitutes in concrete production. At the same time, three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) offers opportunities to optimize material use and minimize waste, yet it requires tailored mix designs with controlled rheological and mechanical performance. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the use of recycled construction and demolition waste, industrial by-products, and geopolymers in concrete mixtures for 3D printing applications. Particular attention is given to pozzolanic activity, particle size effects, mechanical strength, rheology, thermal conductivity, and fire resistance of recycled-based composites. The environmental assessment is considered through life-cycle analysis (LCA), emphasizing carbon footprint reduction strategies enabled by recycled constituents and low-clinker formulations. The analysis demonstrates that recycled-based 3D printable concretes can maintain or enhance structural performance while mix-level (cradle-to-gate, A1-A3) LCAs of printable mixes report CO

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3D concrete printing (3DCP)carbon footprintcircular economylife cycle assessment (LCA)recycled construction materialssupplementary cementitious materials (SCM)sustainable construction

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PMID41095343
PMCPMC12525600

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