Utilization of mining wastes to produce geopolymer binders

• Author(s): Torgal, Fernando Pacheco ; Gomes, J. P. Castro ; Jalali, Said
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/13647
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Mine wastes; Geopolymeric binders; Properties; Durability; Adhesion
• Document Type: Part of book or chapter of book
• Language: English

Description

This chapter discusses de utilization of mining wastes to produce geopolymeric binders. It includes the influence of calcination operations in the reactivity of mine wastes; in what way mix design parameters influence strength gain; it covers physical and mechanical properties and also durability and environmental performance.