Quantitative kinetic and structural analysis of geopolymers. Part 1. the activation of metakaolin with sodium hydroxide

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 539, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-33

  Zhang, Zuhua ^a   Wang, Hao ^a   Provis, John L ^b   Bullen, Frank ^a   Reid, Andrew ^c   Zhu, Yingcan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Halok Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geopolymer; Isothermal conduction calorimetry; Kinetics; Metakaolin

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL REACTIONS; CALORIMETRIC CURVES; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; EXOTHERMIC PEAKS; FORMATION ENTHALPY; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMERIZATION; ISOTHERMAL CONDUCTION CALORIMETRIES; LOCAL STRUCTURE; METAKAOLINS; NAOH CONCENTRATION; NAOH SOLUTIONS; ORDERED STRUCTURES; PARTIAL CRYSTALLIZATION; QUANTITATIVE KINETICS; RATIO SYSTEMS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SODIUM HYDROXIDES;

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; ENZYME KINETICS; GEOPOLYMERS; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; REACTION RATES; SODIUM;

INORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84861227412     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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