Geopolymer concrete as sustainable material: A state of the art review

F Farooq, X Jin, MF Javed, A Akbar, MI Shah… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The rise in population and improvement in the lifestyle of human beings has caused a rapid
increase in energy demands for buildings in the present day. An upsurge in energy demand …

Use of geopolymer concrete for a cleaner and sustainable environment–A review of mechanical properties and microstructure

A Hassan, M Arif, M Shariq - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
Geopolymer concrete (GPC) has been researched during the past few decades as an
alternative to sustainable construction materials, which can minimize CO 2 emission for its …

A state-of-the-art review on the setting behaviours of ground granulated blast furnace slag-and metakaolin-based alkali-activated materials

L Li, J Xie, B Zhang, Y Feng, J Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are inorganic cementitious materials that are regarded as
potential substitutes for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) due to their better properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Clayey soil stabilization using alkali-activated volcanic ash and slag

H Miraki, N Shariatmadari, P Ghadir… - Journal of Rock …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lime and Portland cement are the most widely used binders in soil stabilization projects.
However, due to the high carbon emission in cement production, research on soil …

Structure and properties of clay-based geopolymer cements: A review

YM Liew, CY Heah, H Kamarudin - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews about geopolymers fundamental focusing in clay materials. The review
includes the chemistry and structure of geopolymers, reaction mechanism and prime …

Effect of GGBFS on setting, workability and early strength properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete cured in ambient condition

P Nath, PK Sarker - Construction and Building materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Most of the previous works on fly ash-based geopolymers were on the properties of concrete
hardened by heat curing, which is considered as a limitation for cast in situ applications at …

Reducing the emission of climate-altering substances in cementitious materials: A comparison between alkali-activated materials and Portland cement-based …

M Valente, M Sambucci, M Chougan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low carbon or near-zero carbon concrete technology is in line with the pillars of sustainable
development, where industrial waste or low-carbon binders can reduce or eliminate …

Continuous, spontaneous, and directional water transport in the trilayered fibrous membranes for functional moisture wicking textiles

D Miao, Z Huang, X Wang, J Yu, B Ding - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Directional water transport is a predominant part of functional textiles used for continuous
sweat release in daily life. However, it has remained a great challenge to design such …

Modification of phase evolution in alkali-activated blast furnace slag by the incorporation of fly ash

I Ismail, SA Bernal, JL Provis, R San Nicolas… - Cement and Concrete …, 2014 - Elsevier
The microstructural evolution of alkali-activated binders based on blast furnace slag, fly ash
and their blends during the first six months of sealed curing is assessed. The nature of the …

Geopolymerization reaction, microstructure and simulation of metakaolin-based geopolymers at extended Si/Al ratios

Q Wan, F Rao, S Song, RE García, RM Estrella… - Cement and Concrete …, 2017 - Elsevier
Metakaolin-based geopolymers were synthesized at Si/Al ratios of 1: 1, 1.5: 1, 2: 1, 3: 1, 4: 1,
and 5: 1 by using silica fume as silica corrector to alter Si ratios. The microstructure and …