... clinkering reactions heavy metals thermal behaviour Cement is one of the most used manufactured products in the world and, at present, no other material has the necessary quality and quantity to fully replace cement in concrete (Nwankwo et al., 2020). Portland cement clinker is produced...

... the sodium hydroxide concentration at 10 M. compressive strength geopolymers thermal behaviour Portland cement production is one of the largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, accounting for 5–8% of the total global carbon dioxide emissions (Gholampour et al., 2019...

... article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. compressive strength fly ash (PFA) geopolymers setting properties thermal behaviour...

... temperature result in the deterioration of the concrete. alkali-activated cements high-alumina cement thermal behaviour Figure 4. Visual appearances of HLS_Ss before and after exposure to elevated temperatures: (a) before exposure; (b) at 400°C; (c) at 600°C; (d) at 800°C; (e) at 1000...

... electron microscope (JOEL) utilising secondary electron detectors. The specimen for microstructural study was the cut section prior to compressive testing. The thermal behaviour of the geopolymer was analysed using thermogravimetric analysis–differential scanning calorimetry (TGA-DSC) at a temperature...

.... 18 07 2017 21 11 2017 22 11 2017 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 composite materials thermal behaviour well cements Cementing fluid loss reducers (FLRs) are one of three main additives used in cement slurries. They are widely used to control filtration...

... of the blended pastes. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 aluminates mechanisms thermal behaviour Calcium aluminate cements (CACs) have many industrial applications due to their superior properties such as rapid strength development, high temperature resistance and resistance...