Preparation of ceramic foams from metakaolin-based geopolymer gels

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 97-112

  Bell, J L ^a   Kriven, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AL POWDERS; CAPILLARY FORCES; CAPILLARY PRESSURES; CONTROLLED POROSITIES; CRACK-FREE; DIFFUSION DISTANCES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURES; FOAMING AGENTS; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMER GELS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ADDITIONS; INTERNAL PRESSURES; IRREGULAR SHAPES; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; METAKAOLIN; METAL DIES; MOLD LIVES; PERCOLATING NETWORKS; PORE DIAMETERS; PORE NETWORKS; PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; POROSIMETRY; SEM;

ALUMINUM; BLOWING AGENTS; CERAMIC FOAMS; CRACKS; CURING; DIES; GELATION; GELS; HEATING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MERCURY (METAL); MOLDS; OXIDATION; PORE SIZE; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WATER VAPOR;

STRATEGIC MATERIALS;

EID: 62849128210     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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