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CONTENTS<br/>Contributor contact details xi<br/>1 Introduction to geopolymers 1<br/>Part I Geopolymer synthesis and characterisation <br/>2 Fly ash glass chemistry and inorganic polymer cements by L.M. Keyte, University of Melbourne, Australia 15<br/>3 Geopolymer precursor design by P Duxson, University of Melbourne, Australia 37<br/>4 Activating solution chemistry for geopolymers by J.L.Provis, University of Melbourne, Australia 50<br/>5 Nanostructure/microstructure of metakaolin geopolymers by J.L.Provis, S.L.Young and P.Duxson University of Melbourne, Australia 72<br/>6 Nanostructure/microstructure of fly ash geopolymers by A Fernandez-Jimenez and A Palomo, Eduardo Torroja Institute, Spain 89<br/>7 Geopolymer synthesis kinetics by J.L. Provis and C.A.Rees, University of Melbourne, Australia 118<br/>Part II Manufacture and properties of geopolymers <br/>8 Accelerated ageing of geopolymers by R.R.Lloyd, University of Melbourne, Australia 139<br/>9 Chemical durability of geopolymers by A Fernandez-Jimenez and A Palomo, Eduardo Torroja Institute, Spain 167<br/>10 Life-cycle analysis of geopolymers M.Well, Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Germany, K Dombrowski, Technische Universitat Bergakademie Freiberg Germany and A Buchwald, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany 194<br/>11 Engineering properties of geopolymer comcrete by B.V. Rangan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia 211<br/>12 Producting fire- and heat-resistant geopolymers by G.Kovalchuk and P.V.Krivenko, Kyiv National University for Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine 227<br/>13 Utilization of mining wastes to produce geopolymer binders by F. Pacheco-Torgal and S.Jalali University of Minho, Portugal and J.P. Castro-Gomes, University of Beira Interior, Portugal 267<br/>14 Utilisation of non-thermally activated clays in the production of geopolymers by K J D Mackenzie, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zeland 294<br/>15 Thermal properties of geopolymers by A Van Riessen and W. Rickard, Curtin University of Technology, Australia and J. Sanjayan, Monash University, Australia 315<br/>16 Utilisation of low-calcium slags to improve the strength and duralility of geopolymers by K.Komnitsas and D.Zaharaki, Technical University of Crete, Greece 343<br/>Part III Applications of geopolymers <br/>17 Commercialization of geopolymers for construction - opportunities and obstacles by P.Duxson and J S J Van Deventer, University of Melbourne, Australia 379<br/>18 Geopolymers for nuclear waste immobilisation by E R Vance and D. S. Perera, Institute of Materials Engineering, Australia 401<br/>19 Immobilisation of toxic wastes in geoplymers by J K Provis, University of Melbourne, Australia 421<br/>Index 441<br/> |
