“…Researchers have been developing cementless binders to replace synthetic cement with CO 2 -free cementing agents, such as fly ash, wood ash, lime, gypsum, red mud, eggshells, and rice husks [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) is a byproduct of iron and steel production and is one of the most well-known cementless binders [ 14 , 15 , 16 ].…”