Geopolymer concrete with metakaolin for sustainability: a comprehensive review on raw material's properties, synthesis, performance, and potential application

BB Jindal, T Alomayri, A Hasan, CR Kaze - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
In the last three decades, the gigantic demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly
concrete with reduced environmental footprints has resulted in the development of low …

Factors affecting the compressive strength of geopolymers: A review

H Castillo, H Collado, T Droguett, S Sánchez, M Vesely… - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Geopolymers are created by mixing a source of aluminosilicates, which can be natural or by-
products from other industries, with an alkaline solution. These materials based on by …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of SiO2/Na2O molar ratio on mechanical properties and durability of metakaolin-fly ash blend alkali-activated sustainable mortar incorporating …

P Zhang, L Kang, Y Zheng, T Zhang, B Zhang - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Manufactured sand (MS) is an optimal alternative for river sand used in sustainable
construction materials to decrease the detrimental effects caused by excessive sand mining …

Recent developments on inorganic polymers synthesis and applications

PN Lemougna, K Wang, Q Tang, UC Melo, X Cui - Ceramics International, 2016 - Elsevier
An overview of advances in geopolymers formed by the alkaline activation of
aluminosilicates is presented with their technological and commercial potentials. The …

Alkali-activated materials for catalytic applications: a state-of-the-art review

RV Eleutério, L Simão, D Hotza - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials, including geopolymers, have been appointed for decades as
ideal green substitutes for cement and concrete in civil engineering due to their potential to …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of alkali-activated geopolymers for sustainable and circular economy advancements

A Yousaf, A Al Rashid, M Koç - Circular Economy, 2024 - Elsevier
The urgent global challenges of climate change and resource overconsumption highlight the
need for sustainable innovations in the construction industry. Ordinary portland cement, a …

Surface treatment of inorganic modifier for improving carbonation resistance of geopolymers

LI Xuezhong, LI Zhuguo - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Geopolymer (GP) is a low-carbon binder with the potential to replace Portland cement in
reinforced concrete, however, the risk of corrosion to reinforced steel bars due to its low …

Removal of Ni2+ ion from waste water by Geopolymeric Adsorbent derived from LD Slag

C Sarkar, JK Basu, AN Samanta - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study LD slag geopolymer (LDSGP) was synthesised from calcium oxide rich
raw LD slag, a waste of steel making industries for the use as a potential low cost adsorbent …

Effect of sewage sludge ash on mechanical and microstructural properties of geopolymers based on metakaolin

DB Istuque, L Soriano, JL Akasaki, JLP Melges… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper explored the effect of sewage sludge ash (SSA) on the mechanical and
microstructural properties of geopolymers based on metakaolin (MK) involving two different …

Studying different silica sources for preparation of alternative waterglass used in preparation of binary geopolymer binders from metakaolin/boiler slag

MA Villaquirán-Caicedo - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of geopolymeric binders based on metakaolin (MK), coal boiler slag (BS)
and alternative silica sources (rice husk ash (RHA) and silica fume (SF)) to produce …