Activation of metakaolin/slag blends using alkaline solutions based on chemically modified silica fume and rice husk ash

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-108

  Bernal, Susan A ^a,b   Rodríguez, Erich D ^a,c   Mejia De Gutiérrez, Ruby ^a   Provis, John L ^b   Delvasto, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkali activation; Granulated blast furnace slag; Metakaolin; Rice husk ash; Silica fume; Sodium silicate

Indexed keywords

ALKALI ACTIVATION; GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; METAKAOLINS; RICE HUSK ASH; SODIUM SILICATE;

ALUMINOSILICATES; BINDERS; BLAST FURNACES; REACTION PRODUCTS; SILICA FUME; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SLAGS;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84857745906     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-011-9093-3     Document Type: Article

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