Treatment of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash: State-of-the-art technologies and future perspectives

Y Zhang, L Wang, L Chen, B Ma, Y Zhang, W Ni… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash is considered as a hazardous waste that
requires specific treatment before disposal. The principal treatments encompass thermal …

Geopolymers as an alternative to Portland cement: An overview

NB Singh, B Middendorf - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Portland cement manufacture emits 5–7% CO 2, which is responsible for global
warming. Geopolymers minimize CO 2 emission and may be a partial alternative to Portland …

Shrinkage mechanisms and shrinkage-mitigating strategies of alkali-activated slag composites: A critical review

B Zhang, H Zhu, Y Cheng, GF Huseien… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated binders are considered as promising alternatives for ordinary Portland
cement (OPC) binders due to their positive environmental effects and excellent mechanical …

Recent progress in low-carbon binders

C Shi, B Qu, JL Provis - Cement and Concrete Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of low-carbon binders has been recognized as a means of reducing the
carbon footprint of the Portland cement industry, in response to growing global concerns …

A review on shrinkage-reducing methods and mechanisms of alkali-activated/geopolymer systems: Effects of chemical additives

B Zhang, H Zhu, P Feng, P Zhang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated binders or geopolymers are identified as an ideal substitute for ordinary
Portland cement (OPC) binders because of their outstanding mechanical characteristics and …

Advances in alkali-activation of clay minerals

AZ Khalifa, Ö Cizer, Y Pontikes, A Heath… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
To future-proof alkali-activation technology, there is a need to look beyond well-established
precursors such as fly ash and blast furnace slag, due to resource competition, geographical …

[HTML][HTML] Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of cements

B Walkley, JL Provis - Materials Today Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Cement is the ubiquitous material upon which modern civilisation is built, providing long-
term strength, impermeability and durability for housing and infrastructure. The fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] A novel high-performance lightweight concrete prepared with glass-UHPC and lightweight microspheres: Towards energy conservation in buildings

JX Lu, HA Ali, Y Jiang, X Guan, P Shen, P Chen… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving energy conservation of buildings and promoting wastes recycling contribute to
reducing CO 2 emissions. This work developed a green high-performance lightweight …

Physico-mechanical, thermal insulation and resistance characteristics of diatomite and attapulgite based geopolymer foam concrete: Effect of different curing regimes

G Kaplan, OY Bayraktar, B Bayrak, O Celebi… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the physicomechanical, durability and microstructure characteristics
of geopolymer foam concrete (GFC) with a unit weight of less than 1500 kg/m 3 produced …

[HTML][HTML] Metakaolin-based geopolymers: Relation between formulation, physicochemical properties and efflorescence formation

MA Longhi, ED Rodriguez, B Walkley, Z Zhang… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
The efflorescence formation in metakaolin-based geopolymers is assessed in this study to
provide a better understanding of the effect of the synthesis parameters. Efflorescence …