Carla COSTA

Prof. Carla COSTA

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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

30Years (1997-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 2000 in Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
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CCCarla COSTA
Carla COSTA
IDI.P Dzikh
I.P Dzikh
JLJose Nuno Canongia Lopes
Jose Nuno Canongia Lopes
FLFrancisco Lemos
Francisco Lemos
FRFernando Ramôa Ribeiro
Fernando Ramôa Ribeiro

2 June 1999 in Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
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CCCarla COSTA
Carla COSTA
JLJose Nuno Canongia Lopes
Jose Nuno Canongia Lopes
FLFrancisco Lemos
Francisco Lemos
FRF.Ramôa Ribeiro
F.Ramôa Ribeiro

1 November 2019 in Cement and Concrete Composites
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Ana Mafalda MatosAna Mafalda Matos
Ana Mafalda Matos
Sandra NunesSandra Nunes
Sandra Nunes
CCCarla COSTA
Carla COSTA
Jose AguiarJose Aguiar
Jose Aguiar


3 September 2018 in Sustainability
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CCCarla COSTA
Carla COSTA
JMJosé Carlos Marques
José Carlos Marques
Large-scale recycling of new industrial wastes or by-products in concrete has become a crucial issue for construction materials sustainability, with impact in the three pillars (environmental, social and economic), while still maintaining satisfactory, or improved, concrete performance. The main goal of the paper is to evaluate the technological feasibility of the partial, or total, replacement of fly-ashes (FA), widely used in ready-mixed concrete production, with spent equilibrium catalyst (ECat) from the oil-refinery industry. Three different concrete mixtures with binary binder blends of FA (33.3% by mass, used as reference) and of ECat (16.7% and 33.3%), as well as a concrete mixture with a ternary binder blend with FA and ECat (16.7%, of each) were tested regarding their mechanical properties and durability. Generically, in comparison with commercial concrete (i) 16.7% ECat binary blended concrete revealed improved mechanical strength and durability; (ii): ternary FA-ECat blended binder concrete presented similar properties; and (iii) 33% ECat binary blended concrete has a lower performance. The engineering performance of all ECat concretes meet both the international standards and the reference durability indicators available in the scientific literature. Thus, ECat can be a constant supply for ready-mixed eco-concretes production, promoting synergetic waste recycling across industries.

1 July 1999 in Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
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CCCarla COSTA
Carla COSTA
JLJose Nuno Canongia Lopes
Jose Nuno Canongia Lopes
FLFrancisco Lemos
Francisco Lemos
FRF.RAmôa Ribeiro
F.RAmôa Ribeiro