Advances in alkali-activation of clay minerals

AZ Khalifa, Ö Cizer, Y Pontikes, A Heath… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
To future-proof alkali-activation technology, there is a need to look beyond well-established
precursors such as fly ash and blast furnace slag, due to resource competition, geographical …

Alkali-activated materials and geopolymer: a review of common precursors and activators addressing circular economy

M Nodehi, VM Taghvaee - Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The vast increase in CO2 and waste generation in recent decades has been a
major obstacle to sustainable development and sustainability. In construction industry, the …

Geopolymer additive manufacturing: A review

G Lazorenko, A Kasprzhitskii - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the current development of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies
exploiting geopolymers (GPs) as promising green and sustainable 3D printable …

Influence of precursor materials and molar ratios on normal, high, and ultra-high performance geopolymer concrete–A state of art review

B Swathi, R Vidjeapriya - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, it becomes mandatory to create sustained nature to protect the environment. The
construction industry is a vast area where many innovative ideas are adopted to maintain …

Assessment of important parameters involved in the synthesis of geopolymer composites: A review

KZ Farhan, MAM Johari, R Demirboğa - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite intensive research performed on various fronts, geopolymer technology requires lot
of understanding, systemization and regulation, if it is to replace OPC in the construction …

[HTML][HTML] Sulfate resistance of hybrid fiber reinforced metakaolin geopolymer composites

L Guo, Y Wu, F Xu, X Song, J Ye, P Duan… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work aims to investigate the sulfate resistance of geopolymer composites prepared by
alkali activation of metakaolin (MK) and reinforced with polypropylene fiber (PP), polyvinyl …

Thermal stability and microstructure of metakaolin-based geopolymer blended with rice husk ash

X Liu, J Jiang, H Zhang, M Li, Y Wu, L Guo, W Wang… - Applied Clay …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal stability of metakaolin-based geopolymer blended with rice husk ash with
replacement levels of 5–20% by weight of MK was investigated. The phase composition …

Co-disposal of MSWI fly ash and lead–zinc smelting slag through alkali-activation technology

S Luo, S Zhao, P Zhang, J Li, X Huang, B Jiao… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
MSWI fly ash and lead–zinc smelting slag (LZSS) are solid wastes containing heavy metals
and negatively impact the environment. This study synthesized MSWI fly ash-LZSS based …

Properties of metakaolin based geopolymer incorporating calcium carbonate

A Aboulayt, M Riahi, MO Touhami, H Hannache… - Advanced Powder …, 2017 - Elsevier
An alkaline solution, thermally activated kaolinite clay and a mineral additive (calcium
carbonate) were mixed with the aim to elaborate a geopolymer material with physical and …

Alkali activated metakaolin with high limestone contents–Statistical modeling of strength and environmental and cost analyses

P Perez-Cortes, JI Escalante-Garcia - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
Alkaline binders of metakaolin (MK) and limestone (LS) are promising sustainable
cementitious new alternatives; however, systematic studies are required to understand them …