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Binder Chemistry – High-Calcium Alkali-Activated Materials
As mentioned in Chap. 2, the development and assessment of alkali-activated binders based on calcium-rich precursors such as blast furnace slag (BFS) and other Ca-rich industrial by-products have been conducted for over a century [1–3]. However, an increase in interest in the understanding of the microstructure of alkali-activated binders has taken place in the past decades. This has been driven by the need for scientific methods to optimise the activation conditions which give a strong, stable binder from a particular raw material, and consequently a high-performance alkali-activated material (AAM) concrete, while achieving acceptable workability and a low environmental footprint. A detailed scientific understanding of the structure of these materials is required to generate the technical underpinnings for standards which will facilitate their wider commercial adoption [4, 5].
Binder Chemistry – High-Calcium Alkali-Activated Materials
As mentioned in Chap. 2, the development and assessment of alkali-activated binders based on calcium-rich precursors such as blast furnace slag (BFS) and other Ca-rich industrial by-products have been conducted for over a century [1–3]. However, an increase in interest in the understanding of the microstructure of alkali-activated binders has taken place in the past decades. This has been driven by the need for scientific methods to optimise the activation conditions which give a strong, stable binder from a particular raw material, and consequently a high-performance alkali-activated material (AAM) concrete, while achieving acceptable workability and a low environmental footprint. A detailed scientific understanding of the structure of these materials is required to generate the technical underpinnings for standards which will facilitate their wider commercial adoption [4, 5].
Binder Chemistry – High-Calcium Alkali-Activated Materials
RILEM State Art Reports
Provis, John L. (editor) / van Deventer, Jannie S. J. (editor) / Bernal, Susan A. (author) / Provis, John L. (author) / Fernández-Jiménez, Ana (author) / Krivenko, Pavel V. (author) / Kavalerova, Elena (author) / Palacios, Marta (author) / Shi, Caijun (author)
2013-10-09
33 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Binder Chemistry – Low-Calcium Alkali-Activated Materials
| Springer Verlag | 2013
| BASE | 2024