Commercialization of geopolymers for construction - opportunities and obstacles

Geopolymers: Structures, Processing, Properties and Industrial Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 379-400

  Duxson, P ^a   Van Deventer, J S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INORGANIC POLYMERS;

ALKALINE ACTIVATION; GEOPOLYMER; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT;

GEOPOLYMERS;

EID: 79751529328     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845696382.3.379     Document Type: Chapter

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