Development of functional geopolymers for water purification, and construction purposes

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages S85-S92

  Alshaaer, M ^a,b   El Eswed, B ^c   Yousef, R I ^d   Khalili, F ^b   Rahier, H ^e  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^d KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Geopolymers; Kaolinite; Skeletal density; Zeolitic tuff

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867894473     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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