The effects of temperature on the local structure of metakaolin-based geopolymer binder: A neutron pair distribution function investigation

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3486-3492

  White, Claire E ^a   Provis, John L ^a   Proffen, Thomas ^b   Van Deventerz, Jannie S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; EX SITU; FRAMEWORK STRUCTURES; GEOPOLYMER BINDERS; GEOPOLYMERS; GLASSY SILICA; HYDROXYL GROUPS; LARGE PORES; LOCAL STRUCTURE; METAKAOLINS; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION ANALYSIS; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; TOTAL SCATTERING;

ALUMINOSILICATES; BINDERS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HEATING; INORGANIC POLYMERS; NEUTRONS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 78649582455     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03906.x     Document Type: Article

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