Three-dimensional quantification of pore structure in coal ash-based geopolymer using conventional electron tomography

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 221-226

  Lee, Sujeong ^a   Jou, Hyeong Tae ^b   Van Riessen, Arie ^c   Rickard, William D A ^c   Chon, Chul Min ^a   Kang, Nam Hee ^d  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electron tomography; Geopolymer; Pore connectivity; Porosity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; GEOPOLYMER; INTERCONNECTED PORES; IRREGULAR GEOMETRIES; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; NANOMETER-SIZED PORE; PORE CONNECTIVITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

COAL ASH; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; GAS ADSORPTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; PORE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GEOPOLYMERS;

EID: 84890053090     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.10.072     Document Type: Article

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