Vast amounts of rice husk ash (RHA) are generated annually, with most of them unutilized or
disposed to landfills, resulting in serious environmental degradation. To avoid this, the use …

Expansive clays are found in many countries worldwide, and they exhibit inherent volume
change during the seasonal moisture variation causing cracks, heaves, and damages to the …

The commercial alkali activators could account for more than 50% of the cost for producing
geopolymers. Thus, to lower the carbon footprint of geopolymer by avoiding the utilization of …

Cement and concrete are hard-to-abate industrial sectors for decarbonization due to
growing demand driven by rapid urbanization, population growth, and the considerable …

The paddy farming countries generate enormous amounts of by-products, ie, Rice husk
(RH), through the milling process. It is typically utilized in the boiler as a fuel that produces a …

Recently 3D printing of geopolymers gained increasing attention due to their dual-
dimensional sustainability from technology and materials perspectives. The current research …

Globally, sustainable construction materials are promoted in the construction and building
sector due to the high utilization of Portland cement as a conventional binder and its …

Phosphoric acid (PA)-activated geopolymer is a potential construction material with superior
mechanical performance and high temperature resistance. However, the synthesis of …

Fly ash (FA) has been widely used in the construction industry. However, its Portland cement
(PC) replacement rate is usually less than 40%, and high-volume FA concrete (HVFAC) has …

This study aims to explore the viability of employing alkali-activated materials (AAMs) as
alternatives for ordinary Portland cements (OPCs) in seawater sea-sand concretes, thereby …