Exploring the Potential of Belitic Cement Produced from Industrial Waste: Systematic Mapping of the Literature

The literature on belitic cement reveals adequate properties for use in mortars: increased workability, greater strength, durability, and a significant reduction in the temperature of clinker synthesis. Therefore, this material has great potential for minimizing the negative environmental impact caused by the cement industry. The scarcity of natural resources has been a major problem, and the valorization of industrial waste could be an alternative in the production of belitic cement. The characterization of by-products has been investigated to improve cement and mortar performance. The presented systematic mapping of the literature aims to identify innovative studies and methods for using industrial waste incorporated into the production of belitic cement. Initially, 150 articles were identified and, after filtering by the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 65 articles were selected. Six different types of belitic cement were identified and diverse waste and formulations were used. The results indicated that 10.7% (7/65) of the studies analyzed the performance of belitic cement, 83% (54/65) used industrial waste in cement formulation, 15.3% (10/65) used belitic cement based on industrial waste in mortar composition, and 33.8% (22/65) reported that the sinthetization temperature of the clinkers was less than 1350 °C, revealing low energy production and low CO2 emissions during the sinthetization of clinkers.