Effect of type, form, and dosage of activators on strength of alkali-activated natural pozzolans

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-260

  Bondar, Dali ^a,b   Lynsdale, C J ^a   Milestone, Neil B ^a   Hassani, N ^c   Ramezanianpour, A A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c PWUT   (Iran)

^d AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Activator; Alkali activated cement; Geopolymeric cement; Natural pozzolan

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATOR; ALKALI-ACTIVATED CEMENT; ALKALINE ACTIVATORS; ALKALINE MEDIUM; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CURING CONDITION; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FTIR; GEL PHASE; GEOPOLYMERIC BINDER; GEOPOLYMERIC CEMENT; ICP-AES; LEACHING TEST; NATURAL POZZOLAN; SOLID PRECURSORS;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CALCINATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INORGANIC POLYMERS; LEACHING; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; SODIUM;

POZZOLAN;

EID: 78651225854     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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