A review on the incorporation of diatomaceous earth as a geopolymer-based concrete building resource

JJ Kipsanai, PM Wambua, SS Namango, S Amziane - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of geopolymer building composites at a lower cost with a smaller carbon
footprint may lessen the growing concerns about global warming brought on by emissions of …

Structural behavior of FRP connector enabled precast geopolymer concrete sandwich panels subjected to one-side fire exposure

JQ Huang, YY Xu, H Huang, JG Dai - Fire Safety Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Precast concrete sandwich panel (PCSPs), consisting of two reinforced concrete (RC)
wythes (ie, interior and exterior), a core insulation layer and connectors, can help to improve …

Effect of different superplasticizers on the mechanism, workability, and microstructure of biomass-activated grouts

Z Zhu, Q Zhang, H Zhang, R Liu, C Shao, C Ma… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
To promote the application of alkali-activated grouts in engineering, this study investigated
the compatibility of different superplasticizers with biomass-activated grouts (BAGs) for the …

One-part alkali-activated binder produced from inertized asbestos cement waste

GO Carneiro, HA Santana, DV Ribeiro, MS Cilla… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to its carcinogenic potential and the environmental impacts associated with its
disposal, the search for inertization technologies that enable the reuse of asbestos cement …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of polycarboxylate ether (PCE)-based superplasticizer on the dissolution and subsequent hydration of calcium oxide (CaO)

SH Kang, M Kwon, YH Kwon, J Moon - Cement and concrete research, 2021 - Elsevier
Calcium oxide (CaO) is an important construction material, used as expansive agent,
alkaline activator, and repairing material for historical structures. In this study, the dissolution …

Axial-flexural behavior of FRP grid-reinforced geopolymer concrete sandwich wall panels enabled with FRP connectors

S Kumar, B Chen, Y Xu, JG Dai - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents experimental and theoretical investigations conducted on a novel
precast concrete sandwich wall panel (SWP) subjected to eccentric axial loading. The …

Strength optimization and key factors correlation of one-part fly ash/ladle furnace slag (FA/LFS) geopolymer using statistical approach

H Yong-Jie, H Cheng-Yong, L Yun-Ming… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of ladle furnace slag (LFS) in one-part geopolymer technology has not been
reported. The study of the cause-and-effect relationship between the mixing ratio is therefore …

Structural behavior of FRP grid reinforced geopolymer concrete sandwich wall panels subjected to concentric axial loading

S Kumar, B Chen, Y Xu, JG Dai - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
A new type of precast concrete sandwich wall panel, consisting of two basalt fiber reinforced
polymer (FRP) reinforced geopolymer concrete wythes and an insulation layer, which are …

Insights into the efficiency loss of naphthalene superplasticizer in alkali-activated slag pastes

Y Tian, Q Yuan, C Yang, K Yang, L Yu, M Zhang… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of naphthalene superplasticizer (NS) on the fluidity of four
different (activated by Na 2 SO 4, Na 2 CO 3, NaOH and waterglass (WG)) alkali-activated …

Stability of superplasticizer on NaOH activators and influence on the rheology of alkali-activated fly ash fresh pastes

DW Zhang, XM Sun, ZY Xu, CL Xia, H Li - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of the five different superplasticizer (SPs), Melamine
sulfonate (M), naphthalene-based (N), lignosulfonate (L), polyether-type (P-Ⅰ), and …