Progressive utilisation prospects of coal fly ash: A review

ARK Gollakota, V Volli, CM Shu - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid surge in global energy needs has paved way for the development of various
alternatives to natural resources every now and then. However, dependence on coal-based …

A scientometric review of geopolymer concrete

WP Zakka, NHAS Lim, MC Khun - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The drive towards sustainable construction materials that will reduce the amount of CO 2
produced during the manufacture of Portland cement has led researchers to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive overview of geopolymer composites: A bibliometric analysis and literature review

H Yang, L Liu, W Yang, H Liu, W Ahmad… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cement is the main component of concrete, a widely used building material. Cement
production requires substantial energy, exhausts natural resources, and causes CO 2 …

A green, porous and eco-friendly magnetic geopolymer adsorbent for heavy metals removal from aqueous solutions

A Maleki, Z Hajizadeh, V Sharifi, Z Emdadi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Geopolymers are a class of synthesized amorphous aluminosilicate materials that can be
used as an adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals. In this paper, the bentonite clay was …

Effect of synthesis parameters on the quality of construction and demolition wastes (CDW) geopolymers

K Komnitsas, D Zaharaki, A Vlachou, G Bartzas… - Advanced Powder …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study, the geopolymerization potential of construction and demolition wastes
(CDW) as well as the effects of the molarity of the alkaline activating solution, the curing …

Mechanical and thermal properties of lightweight geopolymer composites

F Colangelo, G Roviello, L Ricciotti… - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
This research has investigated the properties of thermally insulating geopolymer composites
that were prepared using waste expanded polystyrene as lightweight aggregate. The …

Enhancing the performance of Alkali-Activated Slag-Fly ash blended concrete through hybrid steel fiber reinforcement

H El-Hassan, S Elkholy - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the mechanical properties of ambient-cured alkali-activated slag-fly
ash blended concrete incorporating different hybrid combinations of steel fibers at a volume …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of nano-clay on mechanical and thermal properties of geopolymer

H Assaedi, FUA Shaikh, IM Low - Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, 2016 - Elsevier
The effect of nano-clay platelets (Cloisite 30B) on the mechanical and thermal properties of
fly ash geopolymer has been investigated in this paper. The nano-clay platelets are added …

Thermally treated clay sediments as geopolymer source material

C Ferone, B Liguori, I Capasso, F Colangelo… - Applied Clay …, 2015 - Elsevier
The management of reservoirs for water supply is a great environmental problem, since
regular de-silting operations produce huge quantities of sediments. Among the recycling …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of a metakaolinite-based geopolymer nanocomposite reinforced with carbon nanotubes

SM Abbasi, H Ahmadi, G Khalaj, B Ghasemi - Ceramics International, 2016 - Elsevier
The preparation and mechanical behavior of metakaolin-based geopolymer nanocomposite
reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotubes are presented in this study. In this work …