Geopolymers for immobilization of Cr6+, Cd2+, and Pb2+

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 157, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 587-598

  Zhang, Jianguo ^a,b   Provis, John L ^a   Feng, Dingwu ^a   van Deventer, Jannie S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminosilicate; Cadmium; Chromium; Geopolymer; Immobilization; Lead

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; ALKALINITY; ALUMINOSILICATES; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMATES; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COAL ASH; COLLOIDS; FLY ASH; GELATION; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NITRATES; PIGMENTS; SALTS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

ALKALI ACTIVATION; ALUMINO SILICATE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHROMATE SALTS; CONTAMINANT IONS; CR(SALEN); GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMER MATRIX; GEOPOLYMERS; SODIUM SILICATE SOLUTIONS; SOLUBLE SALTS;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CADMIUM; CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NITRATE; POLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; IMMOBILIZATION; LEAD; POLYMER; SILICATE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTAMINATION; GEL; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LEACHING; SOLUBILITY;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HOT TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; METALLURGY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 46449092506     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.01.053     Document Type: Article

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