Eco-friendly geopolymer prepared from solid wastes: A critical review

B Ren, Y Zhao, H Bai, S Kang, T Zhang, S Song - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid wastes are generated from human activities which could cause damage to the
ecological environment and human beings. In recent years, there has been extensive …

[HTML][HTML] Geopolymers as sustainable eco-friendly materials: Classification, synthesis routes, and applications in wastewater treatment

AM Elgarahy, A Maged, MG Eloffy, M Zahran… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, polymers have been extensively employed in various sectors
attributed to their exceptional properties. The presence of vast quantities of non-degradable …

[HTML][HTML] Diverse material based geopolymer towards heavy metals removal: A review

P Arokiasamy, MMAB Abdullah, SZ Abd Rahim… - journal of materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metakaolin is a commonly used aluminosilicate material for the synthesis of geopolymer
based adsorbent. However, it presents characteristics that restrict its uses such as weak …

Enhanced adsorption and visible light photocatalytic removal of 5-Fluorouracil residuals using environmental NiO/geopolymer nanocomposite: Steric, energetic, and …

MR Abukhadra, AA AlHammadi, JS Khim… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic kaolinite-based geopolymer structure was impeded with NiO nanoparticles
(NiO/GP) for promising decontamination of 5-Fluorouracil drug residuals (5-Fu) either by …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical and thermal properties of geopolymers derived from metakaolin with iron mine waste

A Santos, S Andrejkovičová, I Perná, F Almeida… - Applied Clay …, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction sector is a major contributor to the increase in energy consumption and CO
2 emissions, predominantly through the production of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) …

Adsorption of dyestuff by nano copper oxide coated alkali metakaoline geopolymer in monolith and powder forms: Kinetics, isotherms and microstructural analysis

J Karuppaiyan, A Mullaimalar, R Jeyalakshmi - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
To remove contaminants and pollutants from wastewater systems, adsorbents are widely
used. Geopolymers offer a convenient alternative as adsorbents in the wastewater treatment …

Synthesis of zeolite/geopolymer composite for enhanced sequestration of phosphate (PO43−) and ammonium (NH4+) ions; equilibrium properties and realistic study

MA Salam, M Mokhtar, SM Albukhari… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Zeolite impeded geopolymer (Z/G) was synthesized from natural kaolinite and diatomite. The
structure (Z/G) was characterized as an enhanced adsorbent for PO 4 3− and NH 4+ ions …

Green synthesis of the effectively environmentally safe Metakaolin-based geopolymer for the removal of hazardous industrial wastes using two different methods

DA Ahmed, MA El-Apasery, AA Aly, SM Ragai - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Untreated wastewater pollution causes environmental degradation, health issues, and
ecosystem disruption. Geopolymers offer sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives to traditional …

Insight into the role of the zeolitization process in enhancing the adsorption performance of kaolinite/diatomite geopolymer for effective retention of Sr (II) ions; batch …

MA Salam, M Mokhtar, SM Albukhari… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Diatomite/kaolinite-based geopolymer (GP) was synthesized and incorporated in
zeolitization process (Z/GP) to investigate the role of the zeolite phases in inducing its …

Experimental study on strength, durability, hydraulic and toxicity characteristics of soil treated with mine tailings based geopolymers for sustainable road subgrade …

S Singh, A Kumar, TG Sitharam - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This article explores the utilization potential of three distinct mine tailings (MT) viz.; red mud
(RM), iron tailings (FeT), and zinc tailings (ZT) as geopolymer binders to stabilize the soil for …