In line with sustainable construction goals, this study investigates the synergistic use of amine-based grinding aids (GAs), triethanolamine (TEA), and triisopropanolamine (TIPA) to enhance grinding performance and cement properties. GAs were physically blended at varying TEA/TIPA ratios, and their effects on grinding efficiency, CO₂ emissions, and environmental footprint were assessed based on energy consumption per target Blaine fineness. The interaction of blended GAs with Ca²⁺ ions was modeled to understand adsorption behavior. Cement particle size distribution (PSD), Hausner ratio, Carr index, and angle of repose were analyzed to evaluate powder flowability. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to examine microstructural changes. Finally, the Taguchi method statistically analyzed the effective parameters influencing system performance. Results demonstrated that the optimized blend containing 25% TEA and 75% TIPA improved grinding performance, enhanced polymer–ion interactions, refined PSD, and significantly increased powder flowability. Overall, the study underscores the potential of amine-based polymeric GAs in producing environmentally friendly, high-performance cement composites. Using a Taguchi design with the larger-is-better S/N criterion, the optimal formulation was determined to be 25% TEA and 75% TIPA at a dosage of 0.10%. ANOVA results indicated that the TEA content was the most significant factor, while the dosage had no statistically significant effect.

Epoxy resins, which are frequently preferred among thermoset plastics in the industry, are materials with high viscosity, and good mechanical performance. The biggest disadvantage of epoxy resins is that they encounter difficulties in application alone due to their high viscosity. For this reason, various diluents are added to reduce their viscosity and applications are conducted. In this study, the mechanical properties of the epoxy resin, which is used in many fields, were observed with the addition of certain sizes of reactive and non-reactive diluents. Diglycidyl ether was used as the reactive diluents, and benzyl alcohol was used as the non-reactive diluent. In addition, ethylene diamine and diethylene triamine were used as curing agents. It was tried to determine the optimum modification of the hardened epoxy resin by measuring the mechanical strengths in the electromechanical test device. The results indicated the optimum composition that does not dramatically affect the mechanical performance of the epoxy resin is the composition containing 7.5% DE and 10% EDA, its tensile strength measured as 53.27 N/mm2.