20.500.12556/DiRROS-23645 Recycling mineral wool waste towards sustainable construction materials This literature review critically examines the incorporation of mineral wool waste (MWW), a byproduct of insulation materials, into new construction materials as a sustainable recycling strategy. Covering research published between 2000 and 2025, the review focuses on the effects of MWW on various material properties and performance, including concrete, mortar, alkali-activated materials (AAMs), geopolymers (GPs), building ceramics, and asphalt. Experimental evidence demonstrates that MWW can enhance or alter the performance of these materials, offering promising opportunities for waste valorization. The review also identifies challenges related to optimizing material compositions and production methods, and highlights the need for further research to facilitate the industrial-scale application of MWW-recycled construction materials. By synthesizing current knowledge, this work aims to inform sustainable development and circular economy practices in the construction sector. mineral wool waste rock wool glass wool recycling sustainability construction and demolition waste odpadna mineralna volna kamena volna steklena volna reciklaža trajnost gradbeni in rušitveni odpadki true false true MDPI AG Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik © 2025 by the authors Neznano 2025-09-19 07:45:04 2025-09-19 08:06:21 2025-10-24 03:54:44 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 1-34 iss. 5, [article no.] 174 Vol. 10 Aug. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-09-12 620.1/.2 2313-4321 10.3390/recycling10050174 248902915 https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/10/5/174 1 cb2badc4-951b-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=34997 RAZ_Milat_Martina_2025.pdf RAZ_Milat_Martina_2025.pdf 1 94663B1E15145E638E3EB23BF298C54F a544f76905481d85a51cd374d758bb0c213be7afde1629cae51c48f90b07a2e4 78f2cd9c-951e-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=34998 Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije 0 0 0