New Materials For Use In Concrete: A Review Of The Potential Of Mining And Steelmaking Waste As Aggregates

Background: The mining and steel industries are sectors that provide great economic boosts to the nations that develop them. However, these sectors generate large quantities of unusable materials that are discarded and generate accumulations, which can be seen as passive problems in contrast to demands for sustainable practices. Materials and Methods: Visualizing this situation, a bibliographical survey was carried out to describe aspects related to the industrial sectors of mining, steel and civil construction, focusing on scientific production for the reuse of materials rejected during reincorporation as aggregates in the production of Portland cement matrix composites. Results: The results demonstrate that, due to the number of articles published and related to the proposed search themes, for the last decade, the need to encourage the development of research in the direction addressed is evident. Conclusion: Furthermore, it is noteworthy that waste as aggregates presents possible viability for gains in the sustainable development of the sectors to which they are related.