Synthesis and thermal properties of inorganic polymers (geopolymers) for structural and refractory applications from volcanic ash

Ceramics International

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3011-3018

  Lemougna, Patrick N ^a,b,c   MacKenzie, Kenneth J D ^b   Melo, U F Chinje ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

C. Mechanical properties; C. Thermal properties; D. Silicate; E. Structural applications

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE BANDS; ALKALINE ACTIVATORS; ALUMINOSILICATE GEOPOLYMERS; C. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CAMEROON; CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; CURING CONDITION; D. SILICATE; FT-IR SPECTRUM; GEOPOLYMER CEMENT; GEOPOLYMER MATRIX; HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; INTERNAL VIBRATION; MAXIMUM STRENGTH; MOLAR RATIO; REFRACTORY APPLICATIONS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; VOLCANIC ASH;

ALUMINOSILICATES; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; GEOPOLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL POLYMERS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SODIUM; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VOLCANOES;

INORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 80053976943     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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