Foamed geopolymer insulation materials: Research progress on insulation performance and durability

Y Song, C Xue, W Guo, Y Bai, Y Shi, Q Zhao - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Geopolymer is a semi crystalline three-dimensional inorganic network formed by the
dissolution reaction of solid aluminosilicate and activation solution, which has superior …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive Utilization of Industry By-Products in Precast Concrete: A Critical Review from the Perspective of Physicochemical Characteristics of Solid …

Y Shao, Z Zhang, X Liu, L Zhu, C Han, S Li, W Du - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Solid wastes have been widely used as a cement substitute in precast concrete. On the one
hand, solid waste can effectively ameliorate a series of problems caused by steam curing …

Thermal insulation and durability of alkali-activated lightweight slag mortar modified with silica fume and fly ash

AM Rashad, YA Mosleh, MM Mokhtar - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Green building indices prioritize energy efficiency, which in turn promotes sustainable
development. One of the most energy-consuming sectors globally is the building sector …

Exploring the potential of attapulgite clay composites containing intercalated nano-cadmium oxide and nano-nickel oxide for efficient radiation shielding applications

HH Negm, EA Allam, IM Nabil, E Abdeltwab… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
An innovative nanocomposite material, denoted as AT 40 Cd X Ni 60-X, has been
developed by incorporating attapulgite (APL) clay with two different nanometal oxides, CdO …

Feasibility of using high-volume pozzolanic fillers to develop sustainable engineered cementitious composites (ECC)

M Zhang, X Zhu, S Pyo, Y Yang, B Liu, J Shi - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
To decrease the environmental load caused by the cement production, high volume of
supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are adopted to prepare the engineered …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative characterization of bubble stability of foam concrete throughout extrusion process: From yield stress, viscosity and surface tension point of view

C Liu, Z Zhang, Z Jia, R Cao, W Wang… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Foam concrete (FC) is suitable to be used as printing ink for drones in extreme environment
because of its light weight, it can reduce the load of drones and improve printing efficiency …

Structural characteristics of cement-based tail fill with sodium dodecyl sulfate, azodicarbonamide, and dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide

T Jiang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Powder Technology, 2025 - Elsevier
The safety of mine-filled stopes is seriously affected by settlement and uneven pore
distribution of cement-based tail fill (CTF). To further improve the mined-out areas' stability, it …

Bond performance of geopolymer concrete with bazalt/glass fiber under elevated temperature

MHS Özdemir, B Bayrak, AC Aydın - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
This manuscript aims to assess the bond performance of geopolymer concrete was elevated
using pullout tests, in which the influences of fiber type (basalt and glass), bar diameter (8 …

A robust, high-temperature-resistant, protective cellulose gel enabled by multiscale structural engineering

S Zhang, Q Long, G Jiang, X Li, J Zhou, L Shao… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the escalating environmental and safety concerns, friendly protective materials with
exceptional mechanical properties, biodegradability, and insensitivity to high temperature …

Performance and heavy metal leaching of porous geopolymer based on solid wastes

Y Xu, Y Lu, L Meng, J Cheng, F Ouyang, P Duan… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
To enhance the utilization efficiency of nickel slag (NS), lithium slag (LS) and metakaolin
(MK), NS-LS-MK ternary porous geopolymer was prepared. The study was conducted to …