Influence of solids-to-liquid and activator ratios on calcined kaolin cement powder

Physics Procedia

Volumn 22, Issue , 2011, Pages 312-317

  Liew, Y M ^a   Kamarudin, H ^a   Mustafa Al Bakri, A M ^a   Binhussain, M ^b   Luqman, M ^a   Khairul Nizar, I ^a   Ruzaidi, C M ^a   Heah, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Activator ratio; Cement powder; Geopolymers; Sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide ratio; Solids to liquid ratio

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CAUSTIC SODA; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GEOPOLYMERS; HARDENING; INORGANIC POLYMERS; KAOLIN; LIQUIDS; PRODUCED WATER; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

ACTIVATOR RATIO; ALKALINE ACTIVATION; CALCINED KAOLINS; CEMENT POWDER; HARDENED CEMENT PASTE; PROCESSING ROUTE; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SODIUM HYDROXIDES;

CEMENTS;

EID: 84856885511     PISSN: 18753884     EISSN: 18753892     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2011.11.049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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