Glass-Ceramic Foams from ‘Weak Alkali Activation’ and Gel-Casting of Waste Glass/Fly Ash Mixtures

A ‘weak alkali activation’ was applied to aqueous suspensions based on soda lime glass and coal fly ash. Unlike in actual geopolymers, an extensive formation of zeolite-like gels was not expected, due to the low molarity of the alkali activator (NaOH) used. In any case, the suspe...

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Main Authors: Acacio Rincón Romero, Nicoletta Toniolo, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Enrico Bernardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/4/588