CONTENTS
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1 Introduction to geopolymers 1
Part I Geopolymer synthesis and characterisation
2 Fly ash glass chemistry and inorganic polymer cements by L.M. Keyte, University of Melbourne, Australia 15
3 Geopolymer precursor design by P Duxson, University of Melbourne, Australia 37
4 Activating solution chemistry for geopolymers by J.L.Provis, University of Melbourne, Australia 50
5 Nanostructure/microstructure of metakaolin geopolymers by J.L.Provis, S.L.Young and P.Duxson University of Melbourne, Australia 72
6 Nanostructure/microstructure of fly ash geopolymers by A Fernandez-Jimenez and A Palomo, Eduardo Torroja Institute, Spain 89
7 Geopolymer synthesis kinetics by J.L. Provis and C.A.Rees, University of Melbourne, Australia 118
Part II Manufacture and properties of geopolymers
8 Accelerated ageing of geopolymers by R.R.Lloyd, University of Melbourne, Australia 139
9 Chemical durability of geopolymers by A Fernandez-Jimenez and A Palomo, Eduardo Torroja Institute, Spain 167
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
11 Engineering properties of geopolymer comcrete by B.V. Rangan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia 211
12 Producting fire- and heat-resistant geopolymers by G.Kovalchuk and P.V.Krivenko, Kyiv National University for Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine 227
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
14 Utilisation of non-thermally activated clays in the production of geopolymers by K J D Mackenzie, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zeland 294
15 Thermal properties of geopolymers by A Van Riessen and W. Rickard, Curtin University of Technology, Australia and J. Sanjayan, Monash University, Australia 315
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
Part III Applications of geopolymers
17 Commercialization of geopolymers for construction - opportunities and obstacles by P.Duxson and J S J Van Deventer, University of Melbourne, Australia 379
18 Geopolymers for nuclear waste immobilisation by E R Vance and D. S. Perera, Institute of Materials Engineering, Australia 401
19 Immobilisation of toxic wastes in geoplymers by J K Provis, University of Melbourne, Australia 421
Index 441