Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6720293 | Construction and Building Materials | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Reactivity of Class F fly ash (FA), development of strength, and structure of FA-based geopolymers, depending on the reaction conditions, were examined in this paper. The results of SEM/EDS and NMR analyses revealed that the composition of aluminosilicate gel changed during reaction, i.e. Si/Al atomic ratio decreased with the reaction time. Higher strength of geopolymers was associated with a higher fraction of aluminum rich structural units, higher crosslinking, and more compact structure. A rapid test for the assessment of FA reactivity and thus the applicability of FA for geopolymer synthesis was proposed.
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Authors
Violeta NikoliÄ, Miroslav KomljenoviÄ, Zvezdana BaÅ¡ÄareviÄ, NataÅ¡a MarjanoviÄ, Zoran MiladinoviÄ, Rada PetroviÄ,