Production of eco-friendly bricks from copper mine tailings through geopolymerization

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 323-331

  Ahmari, Saeed ^a   Zhang, Lianyang ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Bricks; Compressive strength; Curing temperature; Forming pressure; Geopolymer; Microstructure; Mine tailings; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; COPPER MINE TAILINGS; CURING TEMPERATURE; ECO-FRIENDLY; ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FORMING PRESSURE; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMERIZATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE KILNS; MAJOR FACTORS; MINE TAILINGS; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TESTS;

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COPPER; COPPER MINES; CURING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOPOLYMERS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; TAILINGS; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BRICK;

EID: 82055165888     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.10.048     Document Type: Article

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