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 …

A state-of-the-art review on the setting behaviours of ground granulated blast furnace slag-and metakaolin-based alkali-activated materials

L Li, J **e, B Zhang, Y Feng, J Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) are inorganic cementitious materials that are regarded as
potential substitutes for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) due to their better properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Stability of hydrotalcite (Mg-Al layered double hydroxide) in presence of different anions

E Bernard, WJ Zucha, B Lothenbach… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
MgO contained in cementitious materials is experimentally observed to precipitate as poorly
crystalline hydrotalcite (Mg-Al LDH). However, the geochemical modelling of hydrotalcite is …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of alkali-activated stainless steel slag and blast-furnace slag cements

S Ghorbani, L Stefanini, Y Sun, B Walkley… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid global industrial growth is causing an increase in the generation of large-scale by-
products and waste materials, which can be recycled in the construction industry to …

Recent progress in understanding setting and hardening of alkali-activated slag (AAS) materials

D Jiang, C Shi, Z Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated slag (AAS with type of slag being blast-furnace slag) binders possesses
substantially different hydration mechanisms from Portland cement (PC) binders, leading to …

Influence of size effect on the properties of slag and waste glass-based geopolymer paste

X Jiang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, J Ma, R **ao, F Guo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
A large amount of solid waste is produced due to the simultaneous production and
consumption activities of an increasing population in the world. Solid wastes-based …

[HTML][HTML] Hydration characteristics and microstructure of alkali-activated slag concrete: a review

Q Fu, M Bu, Z Zhang, W Xu, Q Yuan, D Niu - Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated slag concrete (AASC) is a new green building material. The amount of CO 2
produced by AASC is 1/5th of that produced by ordinary Portland cement concrete (OPCC) …

New insights on dehydration at elevated temperature and rehydration of GGBS blended cement

L Xu, J Wang, K Li, T Hao, Z Li, L Li, B Ran… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrated cement paste can be recycled by thermal activation as an alternative binder with
low energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during production. This investigation …

[HTML][HTML] Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of cements

B Walkley, JL Provis - Materials Today Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Cement is the ubiquitous material upon which modern civilisation is built, providing long-
term strength, impermeability and durability for housing and infrastructure. The fundamental …

Geopolymers and related alkali-activated materials

JL Provis, SA Bernal - Annual Review of Materials Research, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The development of new, sustainable, low-CO2 construction materials is essential if the
global construction industry is to reduce the environmental footprint of its activities, which is …