Structural evolution of fly ash based geopolymers in alkaline environments

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2991-2999

  Sindhunata, ^a   Provis, John L ^a   Lukey, Grant C ^a   Xu, Hua ^a   Van Deventer, Jannie S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENTS; GEOPOLYMERS;

FLY ASH;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLY ASH; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 44349151515     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0707671     Document Type: Article

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