[HTML][HTML] Alkali-activated materials with organics: A critical review

S Ruan, R Gao, W Tu, D Yan, M Zhang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper represents a critical review on alkali-activated materials (AAM) containing
organics with high homogeneity at nano-scale (< 1 μm). Organics including organosilicons …

High-performance superhydrophobic fly ash based geopolymers with graphene oxide reinforcement for enhanced durability and repellency

Y Li, Z Zhong, X Ma, Y Gan, X Kang - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
While high-performance fly ash geopolymers offer a demonstrably reduced carbon footprint
in the construction industry, their inherent affinity for water (hydrophilicity) can facilitate the …

Integrating data imputation and augmentation with interpretable machine learning for efficient strength prediction of fly ash-based alkali-activated concretes

N Miyan, NMA Krishnan, S Das - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Fly ash-based alkali-activated concrete (AAC) is renowned for its superior mechanical
performance and sustainability, presenting an attractive alternative to traditional Portland …

Fabrication of silica-based superhydrophobic coatings with remarkable wear resistance, corrosion inhibition ability and thermal stability

C Wang, M Cui, J Xue, H Liu, X Song, X Zhang… - Applied Surface …, 2025 - Elsevier
The present work is to report an efficient fabrication of silica-based coatings with superior
hydrophobicity, wear resistance and corrosion inhibition ability. In the fabrication procedure …

Molecular dynamics study of surface alkalization reaction in high calcium systems

F Hong, C Liu, M Wang, X Ji, M Wang, Z Li… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) offer significant benefits in the field of civil engineering,
thanks to their energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly properties, as well as their …

Silica Janus Particle-Based Coating Applicable to Multiple Substrates Shows Durable Superhydrophobicity, Wear Resistance, and Corrosion Inhibition

C Wang, J Ge, M Cui, J Xue, H Liu, X Song, X Zhang - Langmuir, 2025 - ACS Publications
The present work reports the fabrication of a durable superhydrophobic coating based on
silica Janus particles. One side of the silica particles was modified by (3-aminopropyl) …

[HTML][HTML] Foamy Melamine Resin–Silica Aerogel Composite-Derived Thermal Insulation Coating

D Wang, Y Ma, Y Ma, B Liu, D Sun, Q Ran - Nanomaterials, 2025 - mdpi.com
A novel class of SiO2 aerogel-based resin composite with a self-formed foamy structure and
an extremely low thermal conductivity, as well as excellent fire resistance, was fabricated via …

Comment on “Experimental study on the thixotropic mechanism of deep-sea clay from the perspective of microstructure and bound water” by Ren et al.(2023), Acta …

W Sun, Y Li, G Zhang - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Ren et al.(Acta Geotech, 2023. https://doi. org/10.1007/s11440-023-01967-5)
recently reported an interesting experimental investigation of the thixotropism, or thixotropy …