Quantification of the extent of reaction of metakaolin-based geopolymers using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2663-2670

  Williams, Ross P ^a   Hart, Robert D ^a   Van Riessen, Arie ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA RATIOS; GEOPOLYMERIZATION; MATRIX; METAKAOLINS; QUANTITATIVE X RAY DIFFRACTION; SI/AL RATIO; TIME-RESOLVED; XRD;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; DISSOLUTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOPOLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

INORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 80051546173     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04410.x     Document Type: Article

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