Organization profile

Introduction / mission

Preservation of energy and limitation of the environmental impact while providing a healthy and comfortable indoor and outdoor environment are essential requirements for the built environment

Highlighted phrase

Developing concepts and materials to build more and better with fewer materials.

Organisational profile

Building Materials (BM) is a research group within the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) Building Physics and Services (BPS) unit. Through a scientifically and technically driven design and production methodology, the goals are to obtain more sustainable, durable and functional materials and products. The group focuses on solving practical problems, answering scientific questions, examining new raw materials and developing innovative products in order to achieve ‘more with less’.

Research interests include:

Development of new building materials. They can be composed of the binders cement, gypsum, hemi-hydrate and quicklime and cementitious by-products, such as concrete, cement-wood composites, autoclaved aerated concrete and stabilized waste.
Fundamental physical and chemical know-how. Through experimental and theoretical approaches and implementation in numerical design tools, research is conducted into particle packing, physical transport phenomena, and (de-)hydration reactions, for example.

A scientifically and technically driven design and production methodology is followed to obtain more sustainable, durable and functional building materials and products. They are designed, applied, produced and tested on their physical, mechanical, chemical and sensory properties, for both indoor and outdoor applications. These innovations are encouraged by the changing regulations and standards that are becoming more performance-based rather than prescription-based.

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Profiles

Muhammad Ahmed

m.ahmed@tue.nl

Department of the Built Environment, Building Materials - Doctoral Candidate

Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)

Qadeer Alam, MSc

Q.Alam@tue.nl

Department of the Built Environment, Building Materials - Doctoral Candidate

Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)

H.J.H. (Jos) Brouwers

jos.brouwers@tue.nl

Department of the Built Environment, Building Materials - Full Professor

Person: HGL : Professor

Research Output 1979 2019

1 Citation (Scopus)

Amine functionalization of microcrystalline cellulose assisted by (3-chloropropyl)triethoxysilane

Rafieian Koupaei, F., Mousavi, M., Yu, Q. & Jonoobi, M., 1 Jun 2019, In : International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 130, p. 280-287 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Amines

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

X-Ray Diffraction

Thermogravimetric analysis

Metformin

A novel nanocomposite membrane containing modified cellulose nanocrystals for copper ion removal and dye absorption from water

Rafieian, F., Jonoobi, M. & Yu, Q., 2019, In : Cellulose. 26, 5, p. 3359-3373 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Cellulose

Nanocrystals

Copper

Nanocomposites

Coloring Agents

Application of nanomaterials in Alkali-activated materials

Yu, Q., 2019, Nanotechnology in Eco-efficient Construction: Materials, Processes and Applications. Pacheco-Torgal, F., Diamanti, M. V., Nazari, A., Granqvist, C. G., Pruna, A. & Amirkhanian, S. (eds.). 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 97-121 25 p. (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Alkalies

Nanostructured materials

Portland cement

Gas emissions

Greenhouse gases