Alkali-activated materials
Alkali-activated materials While blastfurnace slag and metakaolin are known to produce a binder phase following alkali activation, the range of alkali-activated materials is wider than these two materials. This month Arthur Harrisson provides an overview of low-and high-calcium precursors that are subjected to alkali activation to produce binders. Figure 1: fly ash, a low-calcium AAM precursor Materials that arise as waste or a by-product from industrial processes other than Portland cement manufacture have proved beneficial to concrete producers for many years when used as supplements to cli...
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