Effect of Al source and alkali activation on Pb and Cu immobilisation in fly-ash based "geopolymers"

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 423-434

  Phair, J W ^a,b   Van Deventer, J S J ^a   Smith, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Federal Highway Administration Virginia Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ALKALINITY; FLY ASH; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; MINING; POSITIVE IONS; SOLIDIFICATION;

GEOPOLYMERS; HEAVY METAL IMMOBILIZATION;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; FLY ASH; IMMOBILIZATION; LEAD; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLYMER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1242300217     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(03)00151-3     Document Type: Article

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