Recent advances in immobilization of radioactive cesium and strontium-bearing wastes in alkali activated materials A review

E Mukiza, QT Phung, SC Seetharam… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review discusses recent advances in the use of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) to
host high heat and radiation-emitting cesium (Cs) and strontium (Sr) wastes. It examines the …

Hybrid geopolymer paste from high calcium fly ash and glass wool: Mechanical, microstructure, and sulfuric acid and magnesium sulfate resistance characteristics

A Saptamongkol, V Sata, A Wongsa… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geopolymer is a sustainable binder composed of source materials containing
aluminosilicates under strongly alkaline conditions promising for use in place of cement in …

29Si and 27Al NMR study of the structural transformation of calcined kaolin residue-based geopolymer using low alkali activator content for sustainable construction …

S Prasanphan, K Hemra, A Wannagon… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geopolymer commercialization efforts in parallel with unconventional research are the only
pathway to achieve the large-scale deployment of geopolymer technology. Geopolymers …

Matrix wettability and mechanical properties of geopolymer cement-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) hybrids

S Ruan, S Chen, X Zhu, Q Zeng, Y Liu, J Lai… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geopolymers have attracted attention as green building materials with low carbon dioxide
emissions and excellent mechanical properties. Due to their hydrophilicity and porous …

Seawater used to Metakaolinite-based geopolymer preparation

Z Li, Z **ong, B Zhang, D Huang, J Huang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of seawater (SW) to prepare geopolymers has attracted increasing attention, for its
potential to save fresh water and reduce carbon dioxide emission. However, the ions in SW …

Early-age deformation of hydrophobized metakaolin-based geopolymers

S Ruan, S Chen, Y Liu, Y Zhang, D Yan… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel strategy to simultaneously mitigate the early-age shrinkage and
achieve hydrophobization of metakaolin-based geopolymer (MKG) pastes through the …

Metakaolin-based geopolymer composites modified by epoxy resin and silane: Mechanical properties and organic-inorganic interaction mechanism

M Zhang, H Xu, ALP Zeze, J Zhang - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The wide application of metakaolin based geopolymer (MG) is highly limited by its
brittleness. In this study, different contents of S823, S1213 and KH570 silane coupling agent …

Co-immobilization of cesium and strontium containing waste by metakaolin-based geopolymer: Microstructure, mineralogy and mechanical properties

E Mukiza, QT Phung, L Frederickx, D Jacques… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the possibility of co-immobilization of caesium and strontium
containing waste by metakaolin-based (MK) geopolymer. 4% of CsNO 3 and 4% of Sr (NO …

Effect of milled pegmatite quarry wastes powders on structure, microstructure and mechanical properties of pegmatite-based geopolymers

A Nana, EN Sakue, P Venyite, SCD Anensong, N Epey… - Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
In this investigation, mechanical activation (MA) of pegmatite quarry wastes was perform via
an eccentric vibratory mill to improve the geopolymeric reactivity. The MA at miscellaneous …

Utilizing raw phosphogypsum to prepare one-part geopolymer: Mechanical properties, optimization, and hydration mechanisms

M Zhang, M Zhu, B Chen, N Liu, Z Jiang - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The accumulation of phosphogypsum (PG) poses environmental risks. This study
investigates the feasibility and performance of one-part geopolymers derived from a ternary …