Alkali-activated blends of calcium aluminate cement and slag/diatomite

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 9237-9245

  Arbi, K ^a   Palomo, A ^a   Fernandez Jimenez A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline activation; Calcium aluminate cement (CAC); Diatomite; Geopolymer; Slag

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ACTIVATION; CALCIUM ALUMINATE CEMENT; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; DIATOMITE; GEOPOLYMER; INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE(NMR); SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTIONS;

BLAST FURNACES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; SLAGS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 84883756680     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.05.031     Document Type: Article

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