Abstract
The rapid progress in the industrial development has increased the concern about the waste generated that may produce genuine environmental pollution. The use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) from different sources may decrease a lot of non-renewable energy consumption. In the presented comprehensive study, SCMs such as ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), fly ash (FA), silica fume (SF), metakaolin (MK) and limestone (LS) with their various physico-chemical, mineralogical, morphological and durability properties have been addressed along with life cycle assessment (LCA) studies. Based on the detailed literature survey, current challenges for conventional utilization of SCM based mortar have been identified along with future research gaps. It has been observed that GGBFS and SF are very effective in enhancing the fresh and hardened properties of low carbon cementitious paste and mortar. The ongoing research work on effective use of low-grade limestone slurry to develop low clinker factor cementitious binder, is also discussed.
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