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Future perspectives for alkali-activated materials: from existing standards to structural applications

open access: yesRILEM Technical Letters, 2023
The production of cement and concrete contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. Alkali-activated concretes (AACs) are a family of existing alternative construction materials that could reduce the current environmental impact of ...
L. Rossi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Flow and Compressive Strength of Alkali-Activated Mortars. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
yesTest results of thirty six ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS)-based mortars and eighteen fly ash (FA)-based mortars activated by sodium silicate and/or sodium hydroxide powders are presented.
Ashour, Ashraf F.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Self-Heating Ability of Geopolymers Enhanced by Carbon Black Admixtures at Different Voltage Loads [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Sustainable development in the construction industry can be achieved by the design of multifunctional materials with good mechanical properties, durability, and reasonable environmental impacts.
Fiala L.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Why geopolymers and alkali‐activated materials are key components of a sustainable world: A perspective contribution

open access: yesJournal of The American Ceramic Society
This perspective article delves into the transformative potential of alkali‐activated materials, acid‐activated materials, and geopolymers in mitigating climate change and market challenges.
W. Kriven   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Porous alkali activated materials with slow alkali release dynamic. Role of composition

open access: yesMateriales de Construccion, 2018
Alkali activated materials (AAM) based on calcined metakaolin or illite clay together with waste by-products, such as waste glass or aluminium scrap recycling waste, were tested as value-added materials for pH stabilization in biogas technology where ...
G. Bumanis, D. Bajare
doaj   +1 more source

Adsorption performance of basic fuchsin on alkali-activated diatomite

open access: yesAdsorption Science & Technology, 2020
The natural diatomite was treated with NaOH to obtain alkali-activated diatomite. The materials were systematically characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic, scanning electron microscopy, and
Yong-Hua Zhao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in understanding alkali-activated materials [PDF]

open access: yesCement and Concrete Research, 2015
The contributions of JLP were supported by the European Research Council 7th Framework Programme, through the Starting Grant “GeopolyConc” (StG-335928), those of C. Shi were supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos. U1305243 and 51378196.
John L. Provis, Angel Palomo, Caijun Shi
openaire   +3 more sources

Copper‐based Materials for Photo and Electrocatalytic Process: Advancing Renewable Energy and Environmental Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cu‐based catalysts as a cornerstone in advancing sustainable energy technologies are fully reviewed in this manuscript, highlighting their potential in photo‐ and electrocatalysis. It includes metallic copper, copper oxides, copper sulfides, copper halide perovskites, copper‐based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs),
Jéssica C. de Almeida   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eco-Efficient Hybrid Cements: Pozzolanic, Mechanical and Abrasion Properties

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
One of the most polluting industries is the cement industry and, for this reason, alternative lines of research recommend the use of substitute materials for traditional Portland cement.
Segundo Shagñay   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reactivation of alkali-activated materials made up of fly ashes from a coal power plant

open access: yesCleaner Materials, 2022
Fly ash, generated during the combustion of coal for producing energy, is an industrial by-product that is suitable as starting material for the synthesis of alkali-activated materials due to its amorphous aluminosilicate content that is a mandatory ...
M. Criado, M. Vicent, F.J. García-Ten
doaj   +1 more source

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