• Assessment of the ability of MGO based binary binders for the substitution of Portland cement for mortars manufacturing 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Castillo, Jesús María del Upna Orcid; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Echeverría, Angel María Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2022)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This article evaluates the ability of a magnesia kiln dust (PC-8) and a commercial calcined MgO (MCB100), combined with ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS), as constituents of binary M-S-H binders. Mortars and pastes ...
    • A biological insight of hops wastes vermicomposting by Eisenia Andrei 

      González Moreno, Miguel Ángel Upna Orcid; García Gracianteparaluceta, Beñat; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Prieto Cobo, Eduardo Upna Orcid; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (Springer, 2024)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The study was conducted to assess the feasibility of using Eisenia andrei earthworms for vermicomposting hop remains from a lupulin extraction enterprises for the brewing industry. Vermicomposting process was conducted ...
    • Challenges in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of stabilised clay-based construction materials 

      Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Kinuthia, John; Oti, Jonathan; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2017)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The preference of clay-based materials for sustainable construction is well-established. The establishment ofsustainability credentials of emergent construction materials is very subjective, and most available tools are ...
    • Characterization of biomass briquettes from spent coffee grounds and xanthan gum using low pressure and temperature 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Echeverría, Angel María Upna Orcid; Prieto Cobo, Eduardo Upna Orcid (Springer, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This paper analyzes the ability of the SCG for briquettes production based on the use of xanthan gum as binder under low-pressure and low-temperature biomass manufacturing conditions. Briquettes were manufactured at room ...
    • Characterization of fresh and cured properties of polymer concretes based on two metallurgical wastes 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Echeverría, Angel María Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; García, Beñat; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Polyester polymer concretes can substitute conventional concretes based on their usually good mechanical strength, adequate physical properties, and high resistance against aggressive chemical environments. They also show ...
    • Durability of polyester polymer concretes based on metallurgical wastes for the manufacture of construction and building products 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Echeverría, Angel María Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; García, Beñat; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Varied target materials can be incorporated into polyester polymer concretes (PPC). This allows natural aggregates to be substituted for different waste products in non-structural polymeric construction and building ...
    • Estimated and real durability of unfired clay bricks: Determining factorsand representativeness of the laboratory tests 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Urmeneta, Pablo; Prieto Cobo, Eduardo Upna Orcid; García, Beñat; Miqueléiz Jiménez, Luis Upna (Elsevier, 2016)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This paper presents an analysis of the representativeness of the main laboratory tests and the real dura-bility of earth-based construction materials. For this study, a natural marl soil, mixed with different per-centages ...
    • Experimental study of the valorization of sulfate soils for use as construction material 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Del Castillo García, Jesús María; Perlot, Céline; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Prieto Cobo, Eduardo Upna Orcid; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2022)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This article shows an experimental investigation carried out for the stabilization of a sulfate soil. The stabilization was carried out in two phases: the first phase was the consumption of the sulfate present in the ...
    • Feasibility of vermicomposting of spent coffee grounds and silverskin from coffee industries: a laboratory study 

      González Moreno, Miguel Ángel Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Zaratiegui Urdin, Javier Upna; Robles Domínguez, Estrella Upna; Pérez Ezcurdia, Amaya Upna Orcid; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      In the coffee industry, several by-products are generated during the production and consumption of coffee and represent an important waste from an environmental viewpoint. For improving the knowledge about this issue, a ...
    • Low energy spent coffee grounds briquetting with organic binders for biomass fuel manufacturing 

      Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Echeverría, Angel María Upna Orcid; Castillo, Jesús María del Upna Orcid; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This paper analyzes the ability of the spent coffee grounds (SCG) for briquettes production with xanthan and guar gums as binders. Briquettes were manufactured at room temperature, at 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% of moisture, at ...
    • Magnesium oxide as alternative binder for unfired clay bricks manufacturing 

      Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Omer, Joshua; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Echeverría, Angel María Upna Orcid; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2017)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Replacement of fired bricks by unfired ones could be an effective way to reduce the building industryenvironmental footprint: Their manufacture not only requires less energy and natural resources but alsogenerates less waste. ...
    • Monitoring water vapour with GNSS during a heavy rainfall event in the Spanish Mediterranean area 

      Priego, E.; Jones, J.; Porres, M. J.; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (Taylor & Francis, 2017)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The Spanish Mediterranean area is periodically affected by torrential rainfall events during autumn. In September 2012, one of these episodes took place with up to 50 mm of rain in a 1-hour period and with more than 300 ...
    • Recycled granulates manufacturing from spent refractory wastes and magnesium based binder 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Del Castillo García, Jesús María; Perlot, Céline; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This paper analyzes the ability of two Spent Refractory Wastes (SRW) for the manufacturing of recycled granulates for construction applications. A binary magnesium oxide and ground granulated blast furnace slag hydraulic ...
    • Stabilization of a clay soil using cementing material from spent refractories and ground-granulated blast furnace slag 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Del Castillo García, Jesús María; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; García Gracianteparaluceta, Beñat (MDPI, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Nowadays, huge amounts of refractory materials are generated around the world. The majority of them lack valorization methods. This study analyzes the ability of a doloma and two magnesia spent refractory wastes as soil ...
    • Sulfate soils stabilization with magnesium-based binders 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Miqueléiz Jiménez, Luis Upna; Prieto Cobo, Eduardo Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; García, Beñat; Urmeneta, Pablo (Elsevier, 2016)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Sulfate soils' stabilization is a very interesting subject with technical, economic and environmental implications. The difficulty of their stabilization is due to the fact that the usual stabilizer additives are based ...
    • Sulphate soil stabilisation with magnesium binders for road subgrade construction 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Castillo, Jesús María del Upna Orcid; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; García, Beñat (Taylor and Francis, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This paper analyzes the ability of magnesium oxide-based additives to stabilise a low bearing gypsum marly soil, in order to reach subgrade requirements. This soil was not adequate for stabilisation with lime or cement ...
    • Sustainable unfired bricks manufacturing from construction and demolition wastes 

      Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid; Omer, Joshua; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Prieto Cobo, Eduardo Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2018)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The management of construction and demolition wastes is a huge challenge for most Governments. Thegreatest component of such wastes is concrete and masonry fragments or remains. Among the most com-mon approaches to ...
    • Technical and environmental characterization of hydraulic and alkaline binders 

      Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Echeverría, Angel María Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Prieto Cobo, Eduardo Upna Orcid; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2018)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Portland cement is a widely used binder in construction and building applications because of its good properties. Despite its convenience as construction material, the social demands and policies trends are requesting a ...
    • Valorization of insulation cellulose waste as solid biomass fuel 

      Espuelas Zuazu, Sandra Upna Orcid; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Castillo, Jesús María del Upna Orcid; García, Beñat; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This paper investigates the ability of insulation cellulose fiber powder (CFP) to be pelletized for its valorization as biomass fuel. CFP is a waste originating from insulation cellulose manufacturing that lacks any method ...
    • Vermicomposting of lavender waste: a biological laboratory investigation 

      González Moreno, Miguel Ángel Upna Orcid; García Gracianteparaluceta, Beñat; Marcelino Sádaba, Sara Upna Orcid; Prieto Cobo, Eduardo Upna Orcid; Seco Meneses, Andrés Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2022)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      In the present work, lavender waste, a residue of the essential oil extract industry, was used to feed Eisenia andrei with mature horse manure at ratios of 0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25 and 100:0 on dry weight basis. ...

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