Alkali-activated materials and geopolymer: a review of common precursors and activators addressing circular economy

M Nodehi, VM Taghvaee - Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The vast increase in CO2 and waste generation in recent decades has been a
major obstacle to sustainable development and sustainability. In construction industry, the …

Lightweight concrete from a perspective of sustainable reuse of waste byproducts

MF Junaid, Z ur Rehman, M Kuruc, I Medveď… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional waste management schemes raise various environmental, social, and economic
concerns; thus, require productive replacements. A large amount of natural resource is …

Distinctive rheological and temporal viscoelastic behaviour of alkali-activated fly ash/slag pastes: a comparative study with cement paste

MF Alnahhal, T Kim, A Hajimohammadi - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of the investigation on the fundamental differences in the
viscoelasticity between alkali-activated fly ash/slag materials (AAMs) and cement pastes …

Mechanism understanding of alkali-silica reaction in alkali-activated materials system

W Wang, T Noguchi, I Maruyama - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
To provide a better understanding of the mechanism of alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in alkali-
activated materials (AAMs) system, in this work, the ASR behavior of alkali-activated slag …

Performance of fly ash-based geopolymer mortars with waste cathode ray tubes glass fine aggregate: A comparative study with cement mortars

X Gao, X Yao, R Xie, X Li, J Cheng, T Yang - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Utilization of waste cathode ray tubes (CRT) glass as aggregates in the production of
ordinary Portland cement (PC) concretes is a sustainable recycling method. However, the …

Effect of type and quantity of inherent alkali cations on alkali-silica reaction

P Ma, J Li, J Bai, Y Zhuo, L Chi, Y Zhu, Z Shi… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the macroscopical expansion induced by alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and its
corresponding ASR products are investigated using ordinary Portland cement (OPC) mortar …

Recycling untreated coal bottom ash with added value for mitigating alkali–silica reaction in concrete: A sustainable approach

S Abbas, U Arshad, W Abbass, ML Nehdi, A Ahmed - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Each year, about 730 million tons of bottom ash is generated in coal fired power plants
worldwide. This by-product can be used as partial replacement for Portland cement, favoring …

Mechanisms on the inhibition of alkali-silica reaction in supersulfated cement

J Ban, D Fan, K Li, J Yao, JX Lu, Z Wang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
The supersulfated cementitious system gains increasing popularity for lowering carbon
emissions of the construction industry. However, the alkali-silica reaction (ASR) behavior of …

Alkali-silica reaction of high-magnesium nickel slag fine aggregate in alkali-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag mortar

X Gao, T Yang, A Wang, Y Zhu, H Zhu, P Zhuang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction industry is presently encountering a significant challenge regarding the
shortage supply of natural sands. The use of metallurgical slags as fine aggregates in …

pH level of pore solution in alkali-activated fly-ash geopolymer concrete and its effect on ASR of aggregates with different silicate contents

SR Paudel, M Yang, Z Gao - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Durability has always been a major concern in concrete-based infrastructures. Alkali–silica
reaction (ASR) is the result of a chemical reaction between hydroxyl ions in pore water and …