The effect of silica availability on the mechanism of geopolymerisation

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 210-216

  Hajimohammadi, Ailar ^a   Provis, John L ^a   Van Deventer, Jannie S J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ZEOBOND PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkali activated cement (D); Characterization (B); Kinetics (A); Nucleation; Reaction (A)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BINDERS; BINS; GEOPOLYMERS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; NUCLEATION; REACTION KINETICS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

ALKALIACTIVATED CEMENTS (D); DISSOLVED SILICA; GEOPOLYMER BINDERS; GEOPOLYMERISATION; REACTION (A); SODIUM ALUMINATE; SODIUM SILICATE SOLUTIONS; SPATIALLY RESOLVED;

SILICA;

EID: 80054789579     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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