Geopolymer concrete with metakaolin for sustainability: a comprehensive review on raw material's properties, synthesis, performance, and potential application

BB Jindal, T Alomayri, A Hasan, CR Kaze - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
In the last three decades, the gigantic demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly
concrete with reduced environmental footprints has resulted in the development of low …

Lateritic soils based geopolymer materials: A review

RC Kaze, A Naghizadeh, L Tchadjie, A Adesina… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Lateritic soils are abundant materials available around the tropical and sub-tropical areas in
the world. However, due to their chemical and mineralogical complexity, their use in …

[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 …

Sodium gluconate as a retarder modified sewage sludge ash-based geopolymers: Mechanism and environmental assessment

X Ma, Y Zhao, M Liu, Y Xia, Y Yang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, sewage sludge ash (SSA) was utilized to prepare geopolymers at room
temperature, with the aim of achieving the utilization of sewage sludge resources. The study …

Improvement in fresh, mechanical and microstructural properties of fly ash-blast furnace slag based geopolymer concrete by addition of nano and micro silica

SM Mustakim, SK Das, J Mishra, A Aftab, TS Alomayri… - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
In this study, the effect of nano-silica (NS) and silica fume (SF) on workability, setting time,
compressive strength and microstructural properties of fly ash-ground granulated blast …

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 …

Mechanical and physical properties of inorganic polymer cement made of iron-rich laterite and lateritic clay: A comparative study

CR Kaze, GL Lecomte-Nana, E Kamseu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, two different laterites (iron contents of 13.07 and 49.34 wt%, respectively, for
lateritic clay, LAC, and iron-rich laterite, LAI) were selected and calcined at 600° C. The …

Characterization and performance evaluation of laterite based geopolymer binder cured at different temperatures

CR Kaze, PN Lemougna, T Alomayri, H Assaedi… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of experimental evaluation of curing conditions on the
microstructure and performance of geopolymer binders developed from iron-rich laterite …

Influence of new organic alkali activators on microstructure and strength of fly ash geopolymer

C Lu, Q Wang, Y Liu, T Xue, Q Yu, S Chen - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
The fly ash geopolymer with improved mechanical properties was prepared by a new
mixture alkali activator. In this paper, sodium tert-butanol, an organic strong alkali was used …

Synergetic effect of rice husk ash and quartz sand on microstructural and physical properties of laterite clay based geopolymer

CR Kaze, A Adesina, GL Lecomte-Nana… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geopolymers were developed in this study by using locally available laterite soil as the
aluminosilicate precursor. Rice husk ash (RHA) which is an agricultural waste was …