Production of nepheline/quartz ceramics from geopolymer mortars

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-258

  Kuenzel, C ^a   Grover, L M ^c   Vandeperre, L ^a   Boccaccini, A R ^a,b   Cheeseman, C R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Sintering; C. Mechanical properties; Ceramic; Final microstructure; Geopolymer

Indexed keywords

CARNEGIEITE; CERAMIC; GAS EVOLUTION; GEOPOLYMER; METAKAOLINS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURES; SAMPLE DENSITY;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); INORGANIC POLYMERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; SINTERING;

GEOPOLYMERS;

EID: 84868343416     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.08.022     Document Type: Article

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