Engineering concrete properties and behavior through electrodeposition: a review

Alessandro F. Rotta Loria*, Deepanshu Shirole, Giovanni Volpatti, Alexandre Guerini, Davide Zampini

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Abstract

The rise of affordable and clean electricity is yielding a surge in the research and development of sustainable electrochemical approaches to engineer the properties and behavior of materials. In this context, engineering treatments that harness electrodeposition promise to enhance the properties, behavior, and durability of concrete via mineral crystal precipitations in the pores and cracks of such material. Highly complex and increasingly studied, the effects of electrodeposition in concrete seemingly lack a unified assessment at the time of writing. This review encompasses the effects of electrodeposition on the properties and behavior of concrete to facilitate future studies that can help develop such a promising engineering technique. Specifically, starting from an overview of the fundamentals governing the electrodeposition process, this work revises knowledge on its effects on concrete properties and behavior and discusses open questions whose answers can boost the development and application of this technique. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)193-215
Number of pages23
JournalJournal of Applied Electrochemistry
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

Funding

This work was supported by the CEMEX Innovation Holding Ltd, which is thankfully acknowledged.

Keywords

  • Concrete
  • Durability
  • Electrodeposition
  • Mineral crystals
  • Rehabilitation
  • Treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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