20.500.12556/DiRROS-21842 GEORIS pavers – small scale demonstration within GEORIS project Technology of alkali activation is an alternative sustainable approach to producing paving paver, where reactive aluminosilicate precursor undergoes a reaction with an alkaline solution to form binded product. The case study presents the functional usability of a technology as part of the Georis project. The construction pavers are composed of over 75% industrial residues, with the majority of the materials sourced from steel slag industry. Laboratory testing of pavers confirmed the promising mechanical properties, demonstrating high compressive and flexural strength, as well as resistance to frost and abrasion. The results support the feasibility of scaling up from lab-scale to pilot manufacturing. The innovative approach in this project was the pilot production process itself, where more than 20 m² of pavers were manufactured and cured in a mobile unit. To assess their real-world performance, a demonstration case was implemented at the SIJ Acroni courtyard, where the pavers were installed to observe their application in a practical setting and to monitor their long-term durability. The valorisation of residues within GEORIS pavers highlights lower CO₂ emissions compared to conventional cement-based pavers and the potential of technology for industrial symbiosis and circular economy initiatives, making it an attractive solution for environmentally conscious industries. waste materials alkali activated material sustainable approach slag pavers odpadni materiali alkalijsko aktivirani materiali trajnostni pristop žlindra tlakovci true false true University of Maribor, University Press Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik © 2025 Univerza v Mariboru, Univerzitetna založba Neznano 2025-04-07 11:08:46 2025-04-07 11:15:51 2025-10-24 03:49:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 31. 3. 2025; This research was funded by the European Union under the KIC GEORIS project - Innovative technologies for waste processing in ESEE region (grant number 21107); Str. 69-81 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-03-03 54 230877443 227616771 https://press.um.si/index.php/ump/catalog/book/949/chapter/242 1 ea598a3d-138f-11f0-963a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=31490 RAZ_Loncnar_Mojca_2025.pdf RAZ_Loncnar_Mojca_2025.pdf 1 FC9B931D13009C5178F5F6F9A8809292 5cad412ec2c639f5273782b331eacc274c9fddadef0c0bfd2dc57fb0426de9fc ca804661-1390-11f0-963a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=31492 Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije 0 0 0