Present concerns about global warming due to the greenhouse emissions in the atmosphere have pushed the cement industry to research alternatives to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). Geopolymer binder may constitute a possible breakthrough in the development of sustainable materials: understanding the effectiveness and the influences of superplasticizers on geopolymer systems is one of the essenti...

With the ever-increasing environmentally-driven demand for technologically advanced structural materials, geopolymer cement is fast becoming a viable alternative to traditional cements due to its proven engineering characteristics and the reduction in CO2 emitted during manufacturing (as much as 80% less CO2 emitted in manufacture, compared to ordinary Portland cement). Nevertheless, much remai...

This paper explores hybrid alkaline cement composites with high content over 50%. Calcium (Ca) accelerates the strength development and improves compressive of geopolymer. However, mixing proportion Ca in geopolymer has been limited because significantly decreases flow fresh study resolves decline issue by a part initial water before adding it into metakaolin-based geopolymer, which is named (H...

Geopolymer paste is an innovative construction material which shall be produced by chemical action of inorganic molecules. It is a more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional Portland cement which is abundantly available worldwide. In this study, the influence of different alkaline activators (Na and K) on the mechanical and thermal behaviors of metakaolin-based geopolymer was inv...

Geopolymer Concrete is a new innovative type of concrete, and it used widely in the construction industries. This concrete comes into place due to reduced cement content usage structures. Already we are using as binding material sector, but problem Co2 emissions mainly produced one more greenhouse gases increasing rapidly during manufacturing cement. Then after lot researchers, finally got geop...

Cement concrete and other cement-based composites find wide application in the construction industry. The manufacturing of cement releases a large amount CO2, so use has become major area environmental concern. Attempts have been made to minimize quantity con- crete by replacing it with supplementary cementitious materials. Geopolymer is one those potential candidates for alternative mate- rial...

Geopolymer concretes are currently being commercialised in Australia and elsewhere around the world, with a view towards enhancing the sustainability of the world’s construction industry. The fundamental geopolymer binder is an aluminosilicate gel which displays key structural features on every length scale from Ångstroms up to centimetres, meaning that multiscale analysis is key to the develop...