Synthesis and characterization of fly ash modified mine tailings-based geopolymers

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3773-3781

  Zhang, Lianyang ^a   Ahmari, Saeed ^a   Zhang, Jinhong ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Geopolymer; Microstructure; Mine tailings; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE REACTION; CLASS-F; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CURING TIME; ECOLOGICAL COSTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLY ASH CONTENT; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMERIZATION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MINE TAILINGS; MINING INDUSTRY; NAOH CONCENTRATION; SEM; SI/AL RATIO; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TESTS; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; FLY ASH; GEOPOLYMERS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PH; RESEARCH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TAILINGS;

EID: 79956160317     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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