Mineral Waste Geopolymeric Artificial Aggregates as Alternative Materials for Wastewater-Treatment Processes: Study of Structural Stability and pH Variation in Water

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 623-628

  Silva, Isabel ^a   Castro Gomes, João ^a   Albuquerque, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Artificial aggregates; Biofilm reactors; Geopolymers; PH; Structural stability; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ACTIVATORS; ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL AGGREGATES; ATOMIC RATIO; BIOFILM REACTORS; CURING TEMPERATURE; CURING TIME; GEOPOLYMERIC BINDER; MINE WASTE MUD; MINE WASTES; PH VARIATION; POTENTIAL SUBSTRATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SODIUM SILICATE; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES;

ALKALINITY; BIOREACTORS; CURING; GEOPOLYMERS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; PH; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; STABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; HYDROXIDE; MINE WASTE; PH; POLYMER; SILICATE; SODIUM; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84861913250     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000429     Document Type: Article

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