Application of eco-friendly alternative activators in alkali-activated materials: A review

BC Mendes, LG Pedroti, CMF Vieira, M Marvila… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials are a new class of compounds that have been studied by several
authors worldwide. Alkali-activated binders can be competitive alternatives to traditional …

Characteristics and applications of fly ash as a sustainable construction material: A state-of-the-art review

G Xu, X Shi - Resources, conservation and recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to their good performance and environmental friendliness, fly ash-based construction
materials have great potential as alternatives to ordinary Portland cement. To realize …

Recovery of rare earth elements from coal fly ash through sequential chemical roasting, water leaching, and acid leaching processes

J Pan, BV Hassas, M Rezaee, C Zhou… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The majority of rare earth elements (REEs) in coal fly ash (CFA) are associated with the
aluminosilicate glassy phase, hindering their solubility in the acid leaching process. In this …

Very high strength (120 MPa) class F fly ash geopolymer mortar activated at different NaOH amount, heat curing temperature and heat curing duration

CD Atiş, EB Görür, O Karahan, C Bilim… - … and building materials, 2015 - Elsevier
In this laboratory work, high compressive and flexural tensile strength of alkali activated fly
ash geopolymer mortars were presented. Class F fly ash was used throughout the study …

Performances and microstructure of one-part fly ash geopolymer activated by calcium carbide slag and sodium metasilicate powder

J Yang, H Bai, X He, J Zeng, Y Su, X Wang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
As the raw material of geopolymer, F-class fly ash (FFA) often needs strong alkali such as
NaOH to stimulate due to its low reactivity. In this study, FFA was refined and activated by a …

Geopolymer bricks prepared by MSWI fly ash and other solid wastes: Moulding pressure and curing method optimisation

Y Bai, W Guo, J Wang, Z Xu, S Wang, Q Zhao, J Zhou - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The preparation of geopolymer from alkaline solid waste instead of strong alkali presents the
disadvantage of low early strength. However, improving the early mechanical properties of …

Characterization of alkali activated geopolymer mortar doped with MWCNT

HM Khater, HA Abd el Gawaad - Construction and building materials, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper aimed to investigate the effect of MWCNTs on properties of slag geopolymeric
mortar. Geopolymeric matrices containing different MWCNTs additions (0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and …

Metakaolin-red mud/carbon nanotubes geopolymer nanocomposite: Mechanical properties and structural studies

H Ahmadi, G Khalaj, A Najafi… - Materials Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In this research, the mechanical properties and structural studies of the geopolymer
nanocomposite of metakaolin-red mud/carbon nanotubes were investigated. The …

Preparation and properties of rubberised geopolymer concrete: A review

M Elzeadani, DV Bompa, AY Elghazouli - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Interest in geopolymer concrete (GeoPC) and in rubberised concrete (RuC) has grown over
the past two decades. The former offers an attractive alternative to ordinary Portland cement …

Determination of compressive strength of perlite-containing slag-based geopolymers and its prediction using artificial neural network and regression-based methods

EH Alakara, S Nacar, O Sevim, S Korkmaz… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study has two main objectives:(i) to investigate the parameters affecting the
compressive strength (CS) of perlite-containing slag-based geopolymers and (ii) to predict …