Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 5, 1193(2025)

High-Strength Carbon Dioxide Foam Concrete: Design, Preparation and Characteristics

FAN Dingqiang... LU Jianxin, LIU Kangning and POON Chisun |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Research Centre for Resources Engineering Towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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    Received: Oct. 20, 2024

    Accepted: May. 29, 2025

    Published Online: May. 29, 2025

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    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20240665

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