Study on solids-to-liquid and alkaline activator ratios on kaolin-based geopolymers

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 912-922

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

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

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

Author keywords

Activator ratio; Alkaline activator; Geopolymer; Geopolymerization; Kaolin; Solids to liquid

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATOR RATIO; ALKALINE ACTIVATORS; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMERIZATION; SOLIDS-TO-LIQUID;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GEOPOLYMERS; KAOLIN; LIQUIDS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM;

INORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84862209355     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.04.102     Document Type: Article

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