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Waste foundry sand (WFS) is the by-product of the foundry industry, which is produced about 0.6 tons per 1 ton of foundry industry production. While it cannot be recycled or reused, it will be disposed of in landfills. Today, with increasing attention to environmental issues, the reuse and recycle of materials because of limited resources have been considered. Due to the desirable properties of WFS, many studies have been done on the properties and performance of its use in various industries, especially in concrete technology. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of foundry sand research during the years 1971-2020. Various aspects, such as document types, languages, major journals, key countries, authors, and keywords, have been examined. The collaborations among authors and countries were constructed, visualized, and evaluated through the application of the social network analysis method based on co-authorship relations. Also, keyword cluster analysis has been performed using co-occurrence relations to discover the most prominent issues related to WFS. The results showed that the number of publications (TP) has improved significantly in recent years, especially in 2018-2020. It has increased from 1 in 1971 to 38 in 2020. The engineering subdivision with 33% has had the highest number of papers. Also, India, China, and the USA have the highest number of publications, respectively. Statistical data from the author keyword study showed that in general, papers can be classified into three categories in terms of subject: first, characteristics of WFS and its importance; second, the use of WFS in concrete and the study of mechanical and physical properties as one of its applications; and the third, investigation on environmental effects and damage caused by disposal and landfill of WFS and efforts to find solutions for recycling and reuse. The keywords “Waste Foundry Sand,” “Foundry Sand,” and “Compressive Strength” with a growth rate of 2700%, 1900%, and 1100%, respectively, are important topics in the field of WFS research.
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Waste foundry sand recycling was defined in the laboratory as a general plan 2 years ago and MRS was responsible for scientific and executive supervision. GD has studied the history of the effects of using waste foundry sand in the production of construction materials and has also had a complete review in this field. MA as a co-advisor has studied reclamation methods. AMH has accompanied the results of research in statistical analysis. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Sabour, M.R., Derhamjani, G., Akbari, M. et al. Global trends and status in waste foundry sand management research during the years 1971-2020: a systematic analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 37312–37321 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13251-8
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