A state-of-the-art review of recent advances in porous geopolymer: Applications in adsorption of inorganic and organic contaminants in water

Y Ettahiri, B Bouargane, K Fritah, B Akhsassi… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This review article discusses the potential of porous geopolymers as a promising approach
for the removal of various contaminants, including heavy metals, dyes, drug residues …

[HTML][HTML] Durability of geopolymers with industrial waste

LB de Oliveira, ARG de Azevedo, MT Marvila… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrialization and urban growth have led to a high demand for Portland cement in the
world. However, cement production contributes to the increase in the greenhouse effect with …

Fly ash, GGBS, and silica fume based geopolymer concrete with recycled aggregates: Properties and environmental impacts

RP Singh, KR Vanapalli, VRS Cheela… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycled coarse aggregates (RA) are sustainable alternatives to natural aggregate (NA) in
concrete; however, their mechanical performance has not been competent to the later. The …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of kaolin into Metakaolin: Calcination Conditions, mix design and curing temperature to develop alkali activated binder

Z Khaled, A Mohsen, AM Soltan, M Kohail - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The natural kaolin deposits are crystalline inert with low CaO contents and surface area.
Therefore, kaolin is not a suitable material used to produce Alkali Activated Binders (AAB) …

A review on metakaolin-based porous geopolymers

C Bai, K Zheng, F Sun, X Wang, L Zhang, T Zheng… - Applied Clay …, 2024 - Elsevier
Converting mineral raw materials into porous materials represents an effective and high-
value approach. Among these materials, porous geopolymers made from metakaolin …

Preparation of nickel–cobalt tailings-based cementing materials by mechano-chemical activation: Performance and mechanism

Y **ang, J Lan, Y Cai, Y Wang, Y Dong… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, the stock of nickel–cobalt tailings (NCT) exceeds 30 million tons, and effective
utilization is crucial for addressing environmental pollution. This study focuses on modifying …

Use of biomass wood ash to produce sustainable geopolymeric pastes

L Silvestro, TP Scolaro, AS Ruviaro… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass stands out as a more sustainable energy source, and forecasts indicate an
increase in its use mainly due to environmental aspects. The resulting ash has potential …

Adsorption of cerium (III) by zeolites synthesized from kaolinite after rare earth elements (REEs) recovery

B Ji, W Zhang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
REE recovery tests were performed on a kaolinite and the corresponding metakaolinite
using pH static leaching method. Test results show that over 90% of REEs were leached …

Properties and microstructure of self-waterproof metakaolin geopolymer with silane coupling agents

B Feng, J Liu, Y Chen, X Tan, M Zhang… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Geopolymer is a new green eco-friendly gel material. However, one of the distinguishing
features of geopolymer is prone to cause high water absorption and poor waterproof …

Effect of steel slag and curing temperature on the improvement in technological properties of biomass bottom ash based alkali-activated materials

MA Gómez-Casero, L Pérez-Villarejo, E Castro… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research the effect of the incorporation of black steel slag (BSS)(25, 50 and 75 wt%)
into biomass bottom ash (BBA) as precursor in the synthesis of alkali-activated materials …