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1. What are geopolymers?
The discovery of geopolymers stemmed from a desire to develop carbon-free, fire- and heat-resistant plastic materials. These are mineral materials, obtained by chemical geosynthesis processes, which do not burn and do not give off toxic gases or fumes. They are also low in CO 2 greenhouse gas emissions. What's more, like rocks and other geological materials, these mineral polymers are resistant to chemical attack, whether basic or acidic, as well as to organic solvents.
Some are obtained by copolymerization of individual aluminosilicate elements, generally derived from the dissolution products of silicoaluminous minerals, under high pH and in the presence of soluble alkali silicates. In addition, geopolymerization of a wide variety of silico-aluminous industrial by-products,...
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What are geopolymers?
Different geopolymers
Bibliography
Website
Geopolymer Institute http://www.geopolymer.org/
Event
GEOPOLYMER CAMP, takes place every year in Saint-Quentin (Aisne), 2nd week of July. http://www.geopolymer.org/camp
Patents
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Inorganic polymer, FR2464227
Synthetic inorganic polymer of the silicoaluminate family and process for its preparation EP0026687
Expanded mineral materials based on silico-aluminates of the K-Poly(Sialate) and/or (Na,K)-Poly(Sialate-siloxo) type FR2512805
Process for producing floor...
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École supérieure physique et chimie industrielles, Physico-chemistry of Polymers and Dispersed Media http://www.ppmd.espci.fr
French Petroleum Institute http://www.ifp.fr
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