A review: Reaction mechanism and strength of slag and fly ash-based alkali-activated materials

B Sun, G Ye, G De Schutter - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAM) are known to be environmentally friendly alternatives to
cement-based materials because they can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions …

Geopolymers as alternative sustainable binders for stabilisation of clays—a review

JJ Jeremiah, SJ Abbey, CA Booth, A Kashyap - Geotechnics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The need to transit to greener options in soil stabilisation has revamped research on the use
of industrial and agricultural by-products in order to cut down on the current carbon footprint …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effect of curing temperature, curing period and alkaline concentration on the mechanical properties of fly ash-based geopolymer

P Sajan, T Jiang, CK Lau, G Tan, K Ng - Cleaner Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive study of the impacts of three governing factors:
Alkaline concentration, curing temperature and curing period on the mechanical properties …

Evolution of alkaline activated ground blast furnace slag–ultrafine palm oil fuel ash based concrete

MO Yusuf, MAM Johari, ZA Ahmad, M Maslehuddin - Materials & Design, 2014 - Elsevier
The two locally available pozzolanic solid wastes (PMs)–ultrafine palm oil fuel ash (UPOFA)
and ground blast furnace slag (GBFS)–have been used as base materials to develop high …

Effect of alkaline activators and binder content on the properties of natural pozzolan-based alkali activated concrete

M Ibrahim, MAM Johari, MK Rahman… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The stringent conditions are being imposed by the global community to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, will push the search for low carbon footprint alternative binders to ordinary …

Characterization and early age physical properties of ambient cured geopolymer mortar based on class C fly ash

AR Kotwal, YJ Kim, J Hu, V Sriraman - International Journal of Concrete …, 2015 - Springer
The critical element for sustainable growth in the construction industry is the development of
alternative cements. A new technological process called geopolymerization provides an …

Effects of H2O/Na2O molar ratio on the strength of alkaline activated ground blast furnace slag-ultrafine palm oil fuel ash based concrete

MO Yusuf, MAM Johari, ZA Ahmad… - Materials & Design (1980 …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of H 2 O/Na 2 O molar ratios (MRs) on the developed alkaline activated
pozzolanic solid wastes (PMs)-ultrafine palm oil fuel ash (UPOFA) and ground blast furnace …

[HTML][HTML] History, recent progress, and future challenges of alkali-activated binders–An overview

M Nasir, AH Mahmood, AA Bahraq - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated binders (AAB) are low-carbon alternatives to cement used in traditional
concrete manufacture. This paper presents a state-of-the-art survey of the historical …

Properties of ambient-cured normal and heavyweight geopolymer concrete exposed to high temperatures

F Aslani, Z Asif - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ambient-cured heavyweight geopolymer concrete (HWGC) is a new type of concrete that
combines the benefits of both heavyweight concrete (HWC) and geopolymer concrete (GC) …

The effect of different parameters on the development of compressive strength of oil palm shell geopolymer concrete

RH Kupaei, UJ Alengaram… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents the experimental results of an on‐going research project on
geopolymer lightweight concrete using two locally available waste materials—low calcium …