Article | REF: N3300 V1

Geopolymer chemistry. Introduction

Author: Joseph DAVIDOVITS

Publication date: October 10, 2014

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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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