Title
Achievement and exploitation of porous geopolymer-based spheres
Conference Dates
May 27-June 1, 2018
Abstract
Several spherification processes were applied to obtain porous geopolymer spheres, different in term of porosity, specific surface area and adsorption properties.
The processes are based on the formulation of metakaolin-based geopolymer slurries, produced using a potassium- or sodium-based alkaline activating solution, and exploiting an injection-solidification method in different mediums, i.e. polyethylene glycol (PEG), liquid nitrogen or calcium chloride, to produce the spheres.
When liquid nitrogen was used, the geopolymer slurries underwent a maturation step (several hours at room temperature) to trigger the geopolymerization without reaching a complete chemical consolidation.
Spheres were obtained injecting in liquid N2 the mixture as it is or mixed with water, to modulate the final porosity (ice-templating process). The spheres were then freeze dried to remove the solidified water and complete the chemical consolidation of the geopolymer.
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Recommended Citation
Elettra Papa, Valentina Medri, Elena Landi, and Juliette Lizion, "Achievement and exploitation of porous geopolymer-based spheres" in "International Conference on Alkali Activated Materials and Geopolymers: Versatile Materials Offering High Performance and Low Emissions", J. Provis, University of Sheffield C. Leonelli, Univ. of Modena and Reggio Emilia W. Kriven, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A. Boccaccini, Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg A. Van Riessen, Curtin University, Australia Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2018). https://dc.engconfintl.org/geopolymers/46