A state-of-the-art review on the setting behaviours of ground granulated blast furnace slag-and metakaolin-based alkali-activated materials

L Li, J Xie, B Zhang, Y Feng, J Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are inorganic cementitious materials that are regarded as
potential substitutes for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) due to their better properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the properties of alkali-activated slag mixes involving the use of nanoclay and nucleation seeds for 3D printing

B Panda, S Ruan, C Unluer, MJ Tan - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the properties of alkali activated slag (AAS) binders formulated for
extrusion‐based 3D printing. The fresh properties of AAS mixes were tailored through the …

alkali-activated blast furnace slag for eco-friendly binders

X Sun, Y Zhao, J Qiu, J Xing - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
From infrastructure to national defense construction, concrete has been a key enabler in
human history. While as the main binding material, ordinary Portland cement production …

Effect of combined activator of Ca (OH) 2 and Na2CO3 on workability and compressive strength of alkali-activated ferronickel slag system

Z Bian, G Jin, T Ji - Cement and concrete composites, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilization of ferronickel slag into the alkali-activated system is promising to mitigate
environmental pollution. Due to slower reaction rate and satisfactory strength, a combined …

Accelerating the reaction process of sodium carbonate-activated slag mixtures with the incorporation of a small addition of sodium hydroxide/sodium silicate

X Dai, Q Ren, S Aydin, MY Yardimci… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the possibility of accelerating the slowly progressive early reaction
process of sodium carbonate-activated slag mixtures by adding a small amount of sodium …

Alkali activation of blast furnace slag using a carbonate-calcium carbide residue alkaline mixture to prepare cemented paste backfill

X Sun, J Liu, J Qiu, P Wu, Y Zhao - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of calcium carbide residue (CCR) as alkali activator is promising to reduce
production cost and ensure production safety. In this study, CCR/carbonates system and Ca …

Hydration kinetics and performance of sodium carbonate-activated slag-based systems containing reactive MgO and metakaolin under carbonation

B Akturk, M Abolfathi, S Ulukaya, AB Kizilkanat… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
The hydration mechanism and strength development of sodium carbonate-activated slag-
based systems mainly depend on the additives used. Although the effects of mineral …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ formation of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) in sodium aluminate activated slag: The role of Al-O tetrahedra

T Liu, Q Yu, HJH Brouwers - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali activated materials (AAMs) have gained great attention as a new low-carbon binder.
However, their durability performance, eg chloride ingress resistance, still needs further …

Effectiveness of soda residue-activated GGBS as alternative binder on compressive strength and workability of cemented paste backfills: Reuse of multi-source solid …

W Qi, Q Ren, Q Zhao, Y Feng, W Qi, Y Han… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
To address the issues related to heavy environmental pollution and low resource utilisation
of soda residue (SR), the study used industrial solid wastes, including SR, ground …

The role of CaO and MgO incorporation in chloride resistance of sodium carbonate-activated slag

Z Chen, H Ye - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Partial substitution of CaO or MgO for slag accelerates the reaction kinetics and strength
gains of sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3)-activated slags, yet their impact on the durability …