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 …

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 …

A comparative study on solidification/stabilization characteristics of coal fly ash-based geopolymer and Portland cement on heavy metals in MSWI fly ash

C Fan, B Wang, H Ai, Y Qi, Z Liu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Cement-based solidification/stabilization (S/S) is a widely approach applied for municipal
solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash. Although Portland cement on MSWI fly ash S/S has …

Silica fume and waste glass in cement concrete production: A review

A Mehta, DK Ashish - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The vast emission of greenhouse gases from industrial wastes is a global problem. The non-
biodegradable nature of industrial wastes like silica fume, glass, bottom ash, and rubber …

Geopolymers in construction-recent developments

M Nawaz, A Heitor, M Sivakumar - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Geopolymers are inorganic materials that result from the alkali activation of aluminosilicates.
The aluminosilicates source materials can either occur naturally (eg kaolin, metakaolin, rice …

Rheological properties and compressive strength of construction and demolition waste-based geopolymer mortars for 3D-Printing

H Ilcan, O Sahin, A Kul, G Yildirim… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Entirely construction and demolition waste (CDW)-based ambient-cured geopolymer
mortars with rheological properties fitted for 3-dimensional additive manufacturing (3D-AM) …

Alkali-activated materials made of construction demolition waste as precursors: A review

E Kravchenko, G Lazorenko, X Jiang, Z Leng - Sustainable Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, researchers have expressed growing concern regarding the environmental
impact of traditional binders such as lime and cement. This has led to an increased focus on …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of silica fume on the properties of sustainable cement concrete

HM Hamada, F Abed, HYB Katman, AM Humada… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The disposal of hazardous waste materials in landfills and open areas creates a severe
impact on the environment. Silica Fume (SF), a by-product from the ferrosilicon and silicon …

Correlation between pore structure, compressive strength and thermal conductivity of porous metakaolin geopolymer

NA Jaya, L Yun-Ming, H Cheng-Yong… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of mixing parameters (that are, alkali concentration, AA
ratio, and MK/AA ratio) on the thermal conductivity of metakaolin geopolymers. The …

Development of alkali activated cementitious material from sewage sludge ash: Two-part and one-part geopolymer

Q Zhao, C Ma, B Huang, X Lu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to realize the resource utilization of sewage sludge, geopolymer was prepared from
alkali-activated precursors that consist of sewage sludge ash (SSA) and ground granulated …