[HTML][HTML] A literature review of the latest trends and perspectives regarding alkali-activated materials in terms of sustainable development

A Ślosarczyk, J Fořt, I Klapiszewska, M Thomas… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of the paper was to analyze trends in the formation of alkali-activated materials
(AAMs) produced from alternative starting materials to blast furnace slags and fly ash. The …

Application of silica-rich biomass ash solid waste in geopolymer preparation: A review

Z Liu, P Deng, Z Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Silica-rich biomass ash (BMA), such as rice husk ash (RHA), sugar cane bagasse ash
(SCBA), and corn cob ash (CCA), refer to solid waste that is generated from the combustion …

A contribution to understanding the rheological measurement, yielding mechanism and structural evolution of fresh cemented paste backfill

Z Guo, J Qiu, L Pel, Y Zhao, Q Zhu, JW Kwek… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cemented paste backfill (CPB) is an efficient and sustainable technology for the disposal of
tailings in mining industry. However, the flowability of CPB is not completely clear due to the …

Development of low-carbon alkali-activated materials solely activated by flue gas residues (FGR) waste from incineration plants

MR Ahmad, CS Das, M Khan, JG Dai - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Flue gas residues (FGR), a waste from incineration plant was utilized as an alternative
alkaline activator to energy intensive and costly commercial activators. Fly ash (FA) and slag …

Alkali-activated materials partially activated using flue gas residues: An insight into reaction products

MR Ahmad, M Khan, A Wang, Z Zhang… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study explored the feasibility of using flue gas residues (FGR) and commercial sodium
silicate (CSS) as hybrid activators (HA) to prepare alkali-activated materials (AAMs). The …

Rheological and mechanical properties of 3D printable alkali-activated slag mixtures with addition of nano clay

X Dai, Y Tao, K Van Tittelboom… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated slag mixture (AAS) is seen as a prospective option to replace Portland
cement for three-dimensional (3D) printing to reduce carbon emission. This paper …

[HTML][HTML] Modifications to reaction mechanisms, phase assemblages and mechanical properties of alkali-activated slags induced by gypsum addition

A Hamdan, H Song, Z Yao, MF Alnahhal, T Kim… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated slags (AASs) are often reported to exhibit fast settings, undermining their
utilisation as sustainable binders from a technological point of view. Although gypsum was …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrothermal synthesis of sodium silicate from rice husk ash: Effect of synthesis on silicate structure and transport properties of alkali-activated concrete

MF Alnahhal, A Hamdan, A Hajimohammadi… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are increasingly being researched to reduce the reliance
on conventional cements as building materials. However, expensive and energy-intensive …

Accelerating the reaction process of sodium carbonate-activated slag mixtures with the incorporation of a small addition of sodium hydroxide/sodium silicate

X Dai, Q Ren, S Aydin, MY Yardimci… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the possibility of accelerating the slowly progressive early reaction
process of sodium carbonate-activated slag mixtures by adding a small amount of sodium …

Methods to evaluate and quantify the geopolymerization reactivity of waste-derived aluminosilicate precursor in alkali-activated material: A state-of-the-art review

J Liu, JH Doh, DEL Ong, Z Liu, MNS Hadi - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of industrial waste as an aluminosilicate precursor (AP) for alkali-activated
material (AAM) production can provide an outlet for the growing waste stream and relief to …