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Geopolymer technology: the current state of the art

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A brief history and review of geopolymer technology is presented with the aim of introducing the technology and the vast categories of materials that may be synthesized by alkali activation of aluminosilicates as mentioned in this paper.
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A brief history and review of geopolymer technology is presented with the aim of introducing the technology and the vast categories of materials that may be synthesized by alkali-activation of aluminosilicates. The fundamental chemical and structural characteristics of geopolymers derived from metakaolin, fly ash and slag are explored in terms of the effects of raw material selection on the properties of geopolymer composites. It is shown that the raw materials and processing conditions are critical in determining the setting behavior, workability and chemical and physical properties of geopolymeric products. The structural and chemical characteristics that are common to all geopolymeric materials are presented, as well as those that are determined by the specific interactions occurring in different systems, providing the ability for tailored design of geopolymers to specific applications in terms of both technical and commercial requirements.

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Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Thermal and Hygrometric Characteristics of Building Structures Employing Recycled Plastic Aggregates and Geopolymer Concrete

TL;DR: In this article, a 3D thermal bridge is used to simulate the thermal and hygrometric transient behavior of a typical 3D building structure, employing plastic waste in different percentages and geopolymer concrete.
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Damping and microstructure of fly ash-based geopolymers

TL;DR: In this paper, the traditional logarithmic decrement technique was used to measure the damping value of geopolymers, which is the main parameter in relation to vibration reduction in railway sleepers and multi-flue chimneys.
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Crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of high open porosity dolomite hollow microspheres filled hybrid geopolymer foams

TL;DR: In this paper, a hybrid geopolymer cellular composite foam (DM/KGP) with multi-scale pores was produced by adding dolomite hollow microspheres into geopolymeric matrix via hydrogen peroxide.
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Study of alkali activated slag as alternative pavement binder

TL;DR: In this paper, a clinker-free cementitious binder was synthesized through an alkali activation of ground granulated blast furnace slag, and the flexural and compressive strength of the resulting alkali activated slag (AAS) were measured and compared with ordinary Portland cement (OPC) The Aachen Polishing Machine (APM) equipped with real vehicle tires and a British pendulum tester was applied to assess the skid resistance of AAS and OPC after polishing Reaction products were documented using the X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
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Bond behaviour of reinforcing bars embedded in steel fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete

TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental investigation was carried out to study the influence of steel fibres on the bond strength of geopolymer concrete (GPC), and pull-out tests under monotonic loading were carried out.
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Geopolymers : inorganic polymeric new materials

TL;DR: In the last few years, technological progress has been made in the development of new materials such as "geopolymers" and new techniques, such as ''sol-gel'' as mentioned in this paper, opening up new applications and procedures and transforming ideas that have been taken for granted in inorganic chemistry.
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High-resolution solid-state NMR of silicates and zeolites

TL;DR: High-Resolution NMR of Solids and Adsorbed Molecules as mentioned in this paper is a well-known technique for high-resolution NMR for solids and adsorbed molecules.
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Industrially interesting approaches to “low-CO2” cements ☆

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the practicality of replacing portland cements with alternative hydraulic cements that could result in lower total CO 2 emissions per unit volume of concrete of equivalent performance.
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The geopolymerisation of alumino-silicate minerals

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of mineral properties on the compressive strength of the synthesized geopolymer was investigated, and it was shown that a wide range of natural Al-Si minerals could serve as potential source materials for the synthesis of geopolymers.
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