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Mirja Illikainen

Mirja Illikainen

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
55
Citations
9191
World Ranking
3069
National Ranking
13

Overview

Mirja Illikainen is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with notable subfields in Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Ceramics and Composites.

Their work frequently explores topics related to concrete and cement materials research, recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, magnesium oxide properties and applications, innovative concrete reinforcement materials, recycled aggregate concrete performance, glass properties and applications, and materials engineering and processing.

Mirja Illikainen has contributed to several research publications, some of which include:

  • Opportunities to improve sustainability of alkali-activated materials: A review of side-stream based activators, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • High strength fiber reinforced one-part alkali activated slag/fly ash binders with ceramic aggregates: Microscopic analysis, mechanical properties, drying shrinkage, and freeze-thaw resistance, 2020, Construction and Building Materials
  • Mine tailings as a raw material in alkali activation: A review, 2020, International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials
  • A review on the utilization of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash as a mineral resource for construction materials, 2023, Journal of Building Engineering
  • Assessment of mine tailings as precursors for alkali-activated materials for on-site applications, 2020, Construction and Building Materials

Their work has been published extensively in a range of venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Cement and Concrete Composites
  • Journal of Building Engineering

Frequent collaborators of Mirja Illikainen include Päivö Kinnunen, Priyadharshini Perumal, Katja Ohenoja, Juho Yliniemi, and Elijah Adesanya. These partnerships have contributed to a substantial body of research, reflecting multidisciplinary cooperation within the domains of materials science and engineering.

Best Publications

  • One-part alkali-activated materials : a review

    Tero Luukkonen;Zahra Abdollahnejad;Juho Yliniemi;Paivo Kinnunen;Paivo Kinnunen

  • Drying shrinkage in alkali-activated binders – A critical review

    M. Mastali;P. Kinnunen;A. Dalvand;R. Mohammadi Firouz

  • Comparison of alkali and silica sources in one-part alkali-activated blast furnace slag mortar

    Tero Luukkonen;Zahra Abdollahnejad;Juho Yliniemi;Paivo Kinnunen

  • Recycling mine tailings in chemically bonded ceramics : a review

    Paivo Kinnunen;Paivo Kinnunen;Arnold Ismailov;Soili Solismaa;Harisankar Sreenivasan

  • Alkali activation as new option for gold mine tailings inertization

    Jenni Kiventerä;Isabella Lancellotti;Michelina Catauro;Francesco Dal Poggetto

  • One-part geopolymer cement from slag and pretreated paper sludge

    Elijah Adesanya;Katja Ohenoja;Tero Luukkonen;Paivo Kinnunen;Paivo Kinnunen

  • Utilization of sulphidic tailings from gold mine as a raw material in geopolymerization

    Jenni Kiventerä;Lukasz Golek;Juho Yliniemi;Victor Ferreira

  • Opportunities to improve sustainability of alkali-activated materials: A review of side-stream based activators

    Elijah Adesanya;Priyadharshini Perumal;Tero Luukkonen;Juho Yliniemi

  • Mechanical and acoustic properties of fiber-reinforced alkali-activated slag foam concretes containing lightweight structural aggregates

    M. Mastali;P. Kinnunen;Heikki Isomoisio;Marjaana Karhu

  • Characterization and optimization of hardened properties of self-consolidating concrete incorporating recycled steel, industrial steel, polypropylene and hybrid fibers

    M. Mastali;A. Dalvand;A.R. Sattarifard;Z. Abdollahnejad

  • Influence of sodium silicate powder silica modulus for mechanical and chemical properties of dry-mix alkali-activated slag mortar

    Tero Luukkonen;Harisankar Sreenivasan;Zahra Abdollahnejad;Juho Yliniemi

  • Mine tailings as a raw material in alkali activation: A review

    Jenni Kiventerä;Priyadharshini Perumal;Juho Yliniemi;Mirja Illikainen

  • Development of eco-efficient and cost-effective reinforced self-consolidation concretes with hybrid industrial/recycled steel fibers

    M. Mastali;A. Dalvand;A.R. Sattarifard;M. Illikainen

  • High strength fiber reinforced one-part alkali activated slag/fly ash binders with ceramic aggregates: Microscopic analysis, mechanical properties, drying shrinkage, and freeze-thaw resistance

    Z. Abdollahnejad;M. Mastali;B. Woof;M. Illikainen

  • Assessment of mine tailings as precursors for alkali-activated materials for on-site applications

    R. Obenaus-Emler;M. Falah;M. Illikainen

  • Thermal stability of one-part metakaolin geopolymer composites containing high volume of spodumene tailings and glass wool

    Patrick N. Lemougna;Adeolu Adediran;Juho Yliniemi;Arnold Ismailov

  • Solidification/stabilization of gold mine tailings using calcium sulfoaluminate-belite cement

    Jenni Kiventerä;Katri Piekkari;Visa Isteri;Katja Ohenoja

  • Utilization of Fly Ashes from Fluidized Bed Combustion: A Review

    Katja Ohenoja;Janne Pesonen;Juho Yliniemi;Mirja Illikainen

  • Alternative alkali-activator from steel-making waste for one-part alkali-activated slag

    Elijah Adesanya;Katja Ohenoja;Andrea Di Maria;Paivo Kinnunen

  • Fine grinding of wood – Overview from wood breakage to applications

    Pasi Karinkanta;Ari Ämmälä;Mirja Illikainen;Jouko Niinimäki

  • High performance cementitious composite from alkali-activated ladle slag reinforced with polypropylene fibers

    Hoang Nguyen;Valter Carvelli;Elijah Adesanya;Paivo Kinnunen;Paivo Kinnunen

  • Fiber-reinforced one-part alkali-activated slag/ceramic binders

    Z. Abdollahnejad;M. Mastali;T. Luukkonen;P. Kinnunen

  • Durability of the Reinforced One-Part Alkali-Activated Slag Mortars with Different Fibers

    Z. Abdollahnejad;Z. Abdollahnejad;M. Mastali;M. Falah;K. Mohammad Shaad

  • One-part geopolymers from mining residues – Effect of thermal treatment on three different tailings

    Priyadharshini Perumal;Katri Piekkari;Harisankar Sreenivasan;Paivo Kinnunen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristiina Oksman
Kristiina Oksman Luleå University of Technology
Henrikki Liimatainen
Henrikki Liimatainen University of Oulu
John L. Provis
John L. Provis Paul Scherrer Institute
Mohini Sain
Mohini Sain University of Toronto
Juho Antti Sirviö
Juho Antti Sirviö University of Oulu
Isabella Lancellotti
Isabella Lancellotti University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Cristina Leonelli
Cristina Leonelli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Michelina Catauro
Michelina Catauro University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Christopher R. Cheeseman
Christopher R. Cheeseman Imperial College London

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