Fly ash-based eco-friendly geopolymer concrete: A critical review of the long-term durability properties

M Amran, S Debbarma, T Ozbakkaloglu - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since fly ash (FA) is widely available across the globe, which is used to produce the next
generation green concrete for the modern construction. The FA is a pozzolanic material with …

Geopolymers as an alternative to Portland cement: An overview

NB Singh, B Middendorf - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Portland cement manufacture emits 5–7% CO 2, which is responsible for global
warming. Geopolymers minimize CO 2 emission and may be a partial alternative to Portland …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term durability properties of geopolymer concrete: An in-depth review

M Amran, A Al-Fakih, SH Chu, R Fediuk… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geopolymer concretes (geocretes) are considered as eco-friendly materials for various
building applications. Geocrete has high early strength, less consumption of natural …

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 …

The potential of functionalized graphene-based composites for removing heavy metals and organic pollutants

MS Iqbal, AA Aslam, R Iftikhar, M Junaid… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of water sources with toxic pollutants such as heavy metals and organic
compounds is a major environmental challenge in today's industrial era. These pollutants …

Properties and reaction mechanism of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer at varied curing temperatures

H Lin, H Liu, Y Li, X Kong - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Reaction mechanism of phosphoric activated metakaolin is studied by techniques of
calorimetry, ICP-OES, FTIR and NMR taking curing temperature and [H 3 PO 4] as variables …

Deterioration of ambient-cured and heat-cured fly ash geopolymer concrete by high temperature exposure and prediction of its residual compressive strength

H Zhang, L Li, C Yuan, Q Wang, PK Sarker… - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents an investigation on the performance of ambient-cured and heat-cured
low-calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures. The …

Silico-aluminophosphate and alkali-aluminosilicate geopolymers: A comparative review

YS Wang, Y Alrefaei, JG Dai - Frontiers in Materials, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chemically activated materials (often termed as geopolymer) have received attracting
attentions in civil, material and environmental research fields as a toolkit alternative to …

[HTML][HTML] Strength, microstructure, CO2 emission and economic analyses of low concentration phosphoric acid-activated fly ash geopolymer

M He, Z Yang, N Li, X Zhu, B Fu, Z Ou - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Phosphoric acid (PA)-activated geopolymer is a potential construction material with superior
mechanical performance and high temperature resistance. However, the synthesis of …

Application of alkali-activated materials for water and wastewater treatment: a review

T Luukkonen, A Heponiemi, H Runtti… - … Science and Bio …, 2019 - Springer
Alkali-activation (or geopolymer) technology has gained a great deal of interest for its
potential applications in water and wastewater treatment during the last decade. Alkali …