Mostafa Benzaazoua

13.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
324 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Mostafa Benzaazoua is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Chemistry and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Mostafa Benzaazoua has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 180 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 106 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Mostafa Benzaazoua's work include Mine drainage and remediation techniques (178 papers), Tailings Management and Properties (120 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (72 papers). Mostafa Benzaazoua is often cited by papers focused on Mine drainage and remediation techniques (178 papers), Tailings Management and Properties (120 papers) and Concrete and Cement Materials Research (72 papers). Mostafa Benzaazoua collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Morocco and France. Mostafa Benzaazoua's co-authors include Bruno Bussière, Rachid Hakkou, Tikou Belem, Mamadou Fall, Yassine Taha, Erol Yilmaz, Benoît Plante, Serge Ouellet, Abdellatif Elghali and Hassan Bouzahzah and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Mostafa Benzaazoua

308 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Exploring the potential reuse of phosphogypsum: A waste or a resource?

2023 96 citations Abdellatif Elghali, Manuel Muñoz et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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Mostafa Benzaazoua

CSE

Bruno Bussière Canada

Jiangshan Li China

Andy Fourie Australia

Haobo Hou China

Mirja Illikainen Finland

Rachid Hakkou Morocco

Naoki Hiroyoshi Japan

Jay N. Meegoda United States

Abir Al‐Tabbaa United Kingdom

Yan‐Jun Du China

Bruno Bussière Canada

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mostafa Benzaazoua

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ghorfi, Mustapha El, et al.. (2026). Assessing the potential of phosphate mine tailings through advanced characterization and spatial modelling. Minerals Engineering. 238. 110046–110046.

Mghazli, Mohamed Oualid, et al.. (2025). Energy performance assessment: From static to dynamic benchmarking and cluster-based analysis in residential building. Energy Reports. 15. 108901–108901.

Demers, Isabelle, et al.. (2025). Combining static test outcomes with 3D numerical modeling as a new approach for upstream mine waste classification and acid mine drainage assessment. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115967–115967.

Plante, Benoît, et al.. (2025). The use of EDTA leaching method to predict arsenic and antimony Neutral Mine Drainage from the Eleonore tailings. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 273. 107734–107734.

Taha, Yassine, et al.. (2024). Enhancing flocculation and dewatering performance of fine phosphate tailings: A sustainable approach for water resources management. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130377–130377. 6 indexed citations

Elghali, Abdellatif, et al.. (2024). A review of organic and inorganic amendments to treat saline-sodic soils: Emphasis on waste valorization for a circular economy approach. The Science of The Total Environment. 921. 171087–171087. 41 indexed citations

Coudert, Lucie, et al.. (2024). Challenges associated with the recovery of Co– and As-bearing minerals from aged mine tailings. Minerals Engineering. 222. 109167–109167. 2 indexed citations

Khalil, Abdessamad, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the Innovative Combined Reuse of Phosphate Mine Waste Rock and Phosphate Washing Sludge to Produce Eco-Friendly Bricks. Buildings. 14(9). 2600–2600. 3 indexed citations

Taha, Yassine, et al.. (2024). Sustainable utilization of phosphate mine waste rocks as sand substitutes in cement mortar production. Construction and Building Materials. 438. 136949–136949. 10 indexed citations

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Mabroum, Safaa, I. García-Lodeiro, Yassine Taha, et al.. (2024). Acid resistance of alkali-activated binders based on clays from phosphate mining by-products. Journal of Building Engineering. 95. 110106–110106. 1 indexed citations

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Elghali, Abdellatif, et al.. (2024). Environmental assessment of phosphogypsum: A comprehensive geochemical modeling and leaching behavior study. Journal of Environmental Management. 359. 120929–120929. 14 indexed citations

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Benzaazoua, Mostafa, et al.. (2024). Potential Reuse of Ladle Furnace Slag as Cementitious Material: A Literature Review of Generation, Characterization, and Processing Methods. Minerals. 14(12). 1204–1204. 7 indexed citations

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Neculita, Carmen Mihaela, et al.. (2023). Passive treatment residues of mine drainage: Mineralogical and environmental assessment, and management avenues. Minerals Engineering. 204. 108362–108362. 5 indexed citations

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Taha, Yassine, et al.. (2023). Advancing phosphate ore minerals separation with sustainable flotation reagents: An investigation into highly selective biobased depressants. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 317. 102921–102921. 36 indexed citations

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Elghali, Abdellatif, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Yassine Taha, et al.. (2023). Prediction of acid mine drainage: Where we are. Earth-Science Reviews. 241. 104421–104421. 35 indexed citations

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Hakkou, Rachid, et al.. (2023). Performances of compressed stabilized bricks using phosphate waste rock for sustainable construction. Construction and Building Materials. 388. 131577–131577. 11 indexed citations

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Benzaazoua, Mostafa, et al.. (2023). Automated mineralogy using optical microscopy in a geometallurgical context: A comparative study on Dumont nickel project ores, Amos, Quebec. Minerals Engineering. 198. 108089–108089. 2 indexed citations

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Amar, Hicham, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Abdellatif Elghali, et al.. (2023). Mine waste rock reprocessing using sensor-based sorting (SBS): Novel approach toward circular economy in phosphate mining. Minerals Engineering. 204. 108415–108415. 9 indexed citations

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Benzaazoua, Mostafa, et al.. (2011). Caractérisation des résidus miniers des mines abandonnées de Kettara et de Roc Blanc (Jebilet centrales, Maroc). 43–53. 1 indexed citations

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Blanc, Denise, et al.. (2010). Identification of leaching-controlling process by differential analysis of acid neutralization for geochemical modeling – application to metal hydroxide sludge stabilization with coal fly ash –. Environnement Ingénierie & Développement. N°57 - Janvier-Février-Mars....

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