Strategic progress in foam stabilisation towards high-performance foam concrete for building sustainability: A state-of-the-art review

NP Tran, TN Nguyen, TD Ngo, PK Le, TA Le - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lightweight, high energy reservation and excellent functional performance are the main
benefits of cellular concrete. Its properties mainly depends on the pore characteristics …

Processing, properties and applications of highly porous geopolymers: A review

C Bai, P Colombo - Ceramics International, 2018 - Elsevier
Geopolymers, possessing a semi-crystalline three-dimensional inorganic network generated
by the dissolution and reaction of a solid alumino-silicate source with an activating solution …

Progress, current thinking and challenges in geopolymer foam concrete technology

K Dhasindrakrishna, K Pasupathy… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geopolymer foam concrete (GFC) has attracted significant research interest in various fields,
thanks to their porous structure which brings the inherent merits of lightweight, acoustic and …

Geopolymer foams: An overview of recent advancements

RM Novais, RC Pullar, JA Labrincha - Progress in Materials Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Geopolymer foams (highly porous materials) have emerged as one of the most exciting
materials over the past few years due to their remarkable properties, low cost and green …

Mechanical, thermal insulation, thermal resistance and acoustic absorption properties of geopolymer foam concrete

Z Zhang, JL Provis, A Reid, H Wang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2015 - Elsevier
This study reports the synthesis and characterization of geopolymer foam concrete (GFC). A
Class F fly ash with partial slag substitution was used for GFC synthesis by mechanical …

Geopolymer foam concrete: An emerging material for sustainable construction

Z Zhang, JL Provis, A Reid, H Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
The development of sustainable construction and building materials with reduced
environmental footprint in both manufacturing and operational phases of the material …

Assessment of important parameters involved in the synthesis of geopolymer composites: A review

KZ Farhan, MAM Johari, R Demirboğa - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite intensive research performed on various fronts, geopolymer technology requires lot
of understanding, systemization and regulation, if it is to replace OPC in the construction …

Pore characteristics in one-part mix geopolymers foamed by H2O2: The impact of mix design

A Hajimohammadi, T Ngo, P Mendis, T Nguyen… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
In geopolymers foamed by H 2 O 2, it is important to consider the impact of mix design on
both geopolymerisation reaction and the H 2 O 2 foaming reaction to control the porosity of …

Design of lightweight metakaolin based geopolymer foamed with hydrogen peroxide

S Petlitckaia, A Poulesquen - Ceramics International, 2019 - Elsevier
Monolithic metakaolin based geopolymer foams were synthetized by direct foaming using
hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) as a blowing agent and surfactants to stabilize the resulting …

Alkali activated slag foams: The effect of the alkali reaction on foam characteristics

A Hajimohammadi, T Ngo, P Mendis, A Kashani… - Journal of cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effect of the alkali activation reaction on the characteristics of slag-based foams made
by the mechanical foaming technique is investigated. The mechanical foaming method is …