Published papers
G. Tameni, D. Lago, H. Kaňková, L. Buňová, J. Kraxner, D. Galusek, D.M. Dawson, S.E. Ashbrook, E. Bernardo, ‘Alkaline attack of boro-alumino-silicate glass: new insights of the molecular mechanism of cold consolidation and new applications’, Open Ceramics, 21 (2025) 100726 Link to Article
G. Tameni, F. Carollo, A.M. Cavazzini, M. Forzan, E. Bernardo, ‘Microwave-assisted cold consolidation of alkali activated suspensions of waste glass’, Materials Letters, 389, 15 (2025) 138354. Link to Article
F. Carollo, E. Di Rienzo, A. D’Angelo, P. Sgarbossa, I. Barbieri, C. Leonelli, I. Lancellotti, M. Catauro, E. Bernardo, Cold Consolidation of Waste Glass by Alkali Activation and Curing by Traditional and Microwave Heating (2025) Materials, 18 (11), art. no. 2628. Link to Article
L. Contrafatto, S. Gazzo, G. Tameni, L. Moro, E. Bernardo, Engineered combinations of volcanic ash and waste glass for sustainable alkali activated materials (2025) Journal of Building Engineering, 112, art. no. 113912. Link to Article
G. Tameni, E. Bernardo, Alkali Activation of Glass for Sustainable Upcycling: An Overview (2025) Ceramics, 8, 108. Link to Article
E. Battiston, F. Carollo, G. Tameni, E. Bernardo, A. Mazzi, Life Cycle Assessment of Industrial Glass Cullet Recycling Process Based on Alkaline Activation (2025) Ceramics 2025, 8, 109. Link to Article
F. Lanero, G. Tameni, E. Russo, P. Sgarbossa, E. Bernardo, Magnetic alkali-activated foams from sodalime glass and volcanic ash enabling efficient synergistic dye removal, Open Ceramics 25 (2026) 100884. Link to Article
M.J. Zafar, L. Moro, H. Elsayed, E. Bernardo, Nearly room-temperature fabrication of waste glass-derived foams for sustainable insulation, Journal of Materials Research and Technology 39 (2025) 8994-9002. Link to Article
Ongoing papers
M.J. Zafar, M. Salvo, F. Smeacetto, E. Bernardo, Weak alkali activation supporting the conversion of vitrified bottom ash sustainable construction material [resubmitted to Heliyon in revised form, pending final acceptance].
G. Tameni, F. Cammelli, M.J. Zafar, F. Carollo, L. Moro, E. Bernardo, Sustainable up-cycling of lithium-aluminium-silicate (LAS) glass-ceramic supported by alkali activation, Ceramics International [submitted, to be reconsidered after revision (in progress)].
E. De Rienzo, F. Carollo, A. D’Angelo, L. Barbieri, E. Bernardo, M. Catauro, C. Leonelli, I. Lancellotti, Sustainable construction materials based on mildly alkali activated waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) glasses: design and characterization, Open Ceramics [submitted, to be reconsidered after revision (in progress)].
A. Mazzi, E. Battiston, F.Carollo, G. Tameni, E. Bernardo, Life Cycle Assessment to optimize Alkali-Activation of Glass Waste for Sustainable Construction Materials, Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances [submitted, under review].
Conferences
On 31 January 2024 Prof. Enrico Bernardo delivered an invited talk (“Understanding the molecular mechanismof cold consolidation of glass by ‘weak’ alkali activation”) in the framework of the 48th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC24, Daytona Beach, USA – January 28–February 2, 2024), and particularly within “Symposium #16: Geopolymers Inorganic Polymers and Sustainable Construction Materials)”. The talk summarized the studies on the alkali activation of waste glasses, from the definition of geopolymers to the development of ‘unfired’ dense and porous monoliths (for structural and functional applications), which constitute the focus of GLASS_TREA.S.U.RES. In particular, the talk focused on the molecular mechanism supporting the obtainment of stable monoliths.
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