Geopolymers :structure, processing, properties and industrial applications
Oxford : CRC Press
Woodhead ; Boca Raton, FL
2009
xiv, 454 pages : illustratons ; 25 cm.
Woodhead Publishing in materials
Includes bibliographical references and index
edited by John L. Provis, Jannie S.J. van Deventer
Introduction to geopolymers / J.L. Provis and J.S.J. van Deventer -- Fly ash glass chemistry and inorganic polymer cements / L.M. Keyte -- Geopolymer precursor design / P. Duxson -- Activating solution chemistry for geopolymers / J.L. Provis -- Nanostructure/microstructure of metakaolin geopolymers / J.L. Provis, S.L. Yong and P. Duxson -- Nanostructure/microstructure of fly ash geopolymers / A. Fernandez-Jimenez and A. Palomo -- Geopolymer synthesis kinetics / J.L. Provis and C.A. Rees -- Accelerated ageing of geopolymers / R.R. Lloyd -- Chemical durability of geopolymers / A. Fern?ndez-Jimفnez and A. Palomo -- Life-cycle analysis of geopolymers / M. Weil, K. Dombrowski, and A. Buchwald -- Engineering properties of geopolymer concrete / B.V. Rangan -- Producing fire- and heat-resistant geopolymers / G. Kovalchuk and P.V. Krivenko -- Utilization of mining wastes to produce geopolymer binders / F. Pacheco-Torgal, S. Jalali, and J.P. Castro-Gomes -- Utilisation of non-thermally activated clays in the production of geopolymers / K.J.D. MacKenzie -- Thermal properties of geopolymers / A. Van Riessen, W. Rickard, and J. Sanjayan -- Utilisation of low-calcium slags to improve the strength and durability of geopolymers / K. Komnitsas and D. Zaharaki -- Commercialization of geopolymers for construction - opportunities and obstacles / P. Duxson and J.S.J. van Deventer -- Geopolymers for nuclear waste immobilization / E.R. Vance and D.S. Perera -- Immobilisation of toxic wastes in geopolymers / J.L. Provis