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Title

Alkali-activated mineral wools

Authors

Juho Yliniemi, University of Oulu, FinlandFollow
Mirja Illikainen, University of Oulu, Finland
Paivo Kinnunen, University of Oulu, Finland
Brant Walkley, University of Sheffield
John Provis, University of Sheffield

Conference Dates

May 27-June 1, 2018

Abstract

Mineral wools –a general term for stone wool and glass wool– are the most common building insulation materials in the world. The amount of mineral wool waste generated in Europe totaled 2.3 Mt in 2010 – including wastes from mineral wool production and from construction and demolition industry. Unfortunately, mineral wools are often unrecyclable due to their fibrous nature (Figure 1) and low density. Thus, the utilization of mineral wool waste in post-consumer products remains low.

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Recommended Citation

Juho Yliniemi, Mirja Illikainen, Paivo Kinnunen, Brant Walkley, and John Provis, "Alkali-activated mineral wools" 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/51