Correlating mechanical and thermal properties of sodium silicate-fly ash geopolymers

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 336, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 57-63

  Provis, John L ^a   Yong, Chu Zheng ^a   Duxson, Peter ^a   van Deventer, Jannie S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminosilicate; Dilatometry; Fly ash; Geopolymer; Strength

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATES; BINDERS; COLLOIDS; DILATOMETERS; FLY ASH; GELATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILICA; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; SWELLING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ACTIVATING SOLUTIONS; DILATOMETRIC PROPERTIES; DILATOMETRY; FLY ASH GEOPOLYMERS; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMER BINDERS; GEOPOLYMERIC GELS; GEOPOLYMERS; HIGH STRENGTHS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; PHASE PRESENTS; SODIUM SILICATES; STRENGTH; STRENGTH PERFORMANCES; TEMPERATURE RANGES;

INORGANIC POLYMERS;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; SILICATE; SILICATE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLY ASH; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 58149483482     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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