Microstructural changes in alkali activated fly ash/slag geopolymers with sulfate exposure

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 361-373

  Ismail, Idawati ^a,b   Bernal, Susan A ^a   Provis, John L ^c   Hamdan, Sinin ^b   Van Deventer, Jannie S J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d ZEOBOND PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkali activated; Fly ash; Geopolymer; Slag; Sulfate attack

Indexed keywords

ALKALI-ACTIVATED; ALKALI-ACTIVATED FLY ASHES; BONDING ENVIRONMENT; CALCIUM SULFATE DIHYDRATE; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMER MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; SULFATE ATTACK;

BINDERS; FLY ASH; GEOPOLYMERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MAGNESIUM; POSITIVE IONS; SILICATES; SLAGS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84888867365     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-012-9906-2     Document Type: Article

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