The effect of curing regimes on physico-mechanical, microstructural and durability properties of alkali-activated materials: A review

M Nodehi, T Ozbakkaloglu, A Gholampour… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) refer to a group of alternative materials to ordinary
Portland cement concrete with reduced environmental footprint. Despite several benefits of …

A review on metakaolin-based porous geopolymers

C Bai, K Zheng, F Sun, X Wang, L Zhang, T Zheng… - Applied Clay …, 2024 - Elsevier
Converting mineral raw materials into porous materials represents an effective and high-
value approach. Among these materials, porous geopolymers made from metakaolin …

Synthesis of geopolymer using alkaline activation of building-related construction and demolition wastes

F Gu, J Xie, C Vuye, Y Wu, J Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
There are over 2 billion tons of building-related construction and demolition waste (brCDW)
produced annually in China, but less than 30% of the waste is presently recycled. The …

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 …

Properties of fly ash-based lightweight-geopolymer mortars containing perlite aggregates: Mechanical, microstructure, and thermal conductivity coefficient

H Karakaş, S Ilkentapar, U Durak, E Örklemez… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
It is known that studies on lightweight geopolymer using fly ash need more research.
Therefore, in this study, class F fly ash-based lightweight geopolymer mortar samples were …

Elevated temperature, freezing-thawing and wetting-drying effects on polypropylene fiber reinforced metakaolin based geopolymer composites

Y Aygörmez, O Canpolat, MM Al-Mashhadani… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, metakaolin-based geopolymer samples produced by substitution of silica fume
and colemanite waste up to 20% were subjected to high-temperature effects at 300, 600 …

Potential use of ceramic waste as precursor in the geopolymerization reaction for the production of ceramic roof tiles

ARG Azevedo, CMF Vieira, WM Ferreira… - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
The red ceramic industry is responsible for generating high amounts of solid wastes around
the world from manufacture process failures, such as ineffective firing and issues related to …

Preparation of geopolymer concrete using Egyptian kaolin clay and the study of its environmental effects and economic cost

R Abbas, MA Khereby, HY Ghorab… - Clean Technologies and …, 2020 - Springer
Concrete is the basic building material in the world, and cement is the main material used in
the production of concrete. However, there is an urgent need to reduce the consumption of …

High-temperature behavior and mechanical characteristics of boron waste additive metakaolin based geopolymer composites reinforced with synthetic fibers

A Celik, K Yilmaz, O Canpolat… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper aims to examine high-temperature behavior and some mechanical and
microstructural characteristics of boron waste additive metakaolin based geopolymer mortar …

[HTML][HTML] De-aluminated metakaolin-cement composite modified with commercial titania as a new green building material for gamma-ray shielding applications

M Ramadan, M Kohail, AA Abadel, YR Alharbi… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable disposal of dealuminated metakaolin (DAK) is a crucial environmental issue for
the alum production industry. In previous studies, DAK was utilized as eco-friendly …