[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment (LCA) and the influence of alkaline activator content on mechanical and microstructural properties of geopolymer mortar

B Gopalakrishna, P Dinakar - Journal of Engineering Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The geopolymer binder is gaining prominence as an eco-friendly alternative to ordinary
Portland cement (OPC), aiming to decrease CO 2 emissions during the manufacturing of …

Novel approach to synthesize clay-based geopolymer brick: Optimizing molding pressure and precursors' proportioning

M Ahmad, K Rashid - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel approach has been proposed to synthesize clay-based geopolymer brick; series of
experiments have been performed and three mandatory steps have been evolved. In Step-1 …

Synthesis & characterization of natural soil based inorganic polymer foam for thermal insulations

SFA Zaidi, EU Haq, K Nur, N Ejaz… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Thermal insulations are important in controlling the inner environment of the buildings.
Geopolymer foams, also known as inorganic polymer foams, have attracted more attention …

Effect of microwave curing on the construction properties of natural soil based geopolymer foam

M Nadeem, EU Haq, F Ahmed, MA Rafiq… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Geopolymer foams are advanced materials having potential to be used as thermal insulators
in construction applications to control the environment of building's interior such as …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of binder powders added to carbon fiber reinforcements on the chemoreology of an epoxy resin for composites

F Lionetto, A Moscatello, A Maffezzoli - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The growing use of reinforcement preforms during composite manufacturing requires resin
soluble binders which significantly affect the properties of crosslinking thermosetting resins …

A novel high solar reflective coating based on potassium silicate for track slab in high-speed railway

M Li, Y Hong, H Yu, S Qu, P Wang - Construction and building materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to develop a novel high solar reflective coating used for the track slab
in high-speed railway to reduce its temperature deformation. In the coating, transparent …

Experimental evaluation of sustainable geopolymer mortars developed from loam natural soil

MR Abdul Karim, E Ul Haq, MA Hussain… - Journal of Asian …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Natural soil can play an important role in the production of geopolymer due to having
required aluminosilicate precursors and abundant availability. Numerous aluminosilicate …

Light weight low thermal conductive fly ash foams through microwave irradiation for insulative, agricultural and self-healing purposes

M Rashid, EU Haq, S Yousaf, M Javed… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to understand geopolymer chemistry in constructional and structural area, ceramic
beads from sodium silicate and fly ash were made in this research. The concentration of …

Reinforcement of silica particles in bentonite clay based porous geopolymeric material

EU Haq, MU Majeed, M Nadeem, F Ahmed… - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
Positive effect of silica reinforcement in bentonite clay based geopolymer has been
observed in the present investigation. In this research, heat treated bentonite clay with …

Preliminary study on the durability properties of high-volume fly ash mortar composites

E Aydin, AP Balkis - Journal of Testing and …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The use of fly ash, a common industrial byproduct waste, is gaining popularity, especially in
develo** countries, in addressing environmental concerns surrounding the construction …