Potential of geopolymer technology towards green buildings and sustainable cities

By K. Komnitsas. 2011

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Abstract Sustainable cities of the future apart from having low energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions should also adopt the “zero waste” principle. Geopolymers are cementitious materials with three dimensional structures that are formed by chemical activation of Al and Si containing solid materials at relatively low temperatures. Several wastes or by-products, including coal combustion ashes, metallurgical slags, construction and demolition wastes can be utilized for the production of geopolymer concrete and construction components. The present paper outlines briefly the potential of geopolymer technology towards green buildings and future sustainable cities with a reduced carbon footprint.

Subfields: Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering

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Citations in the corpus

• A Review of Recent Developments and Advances in Eco-Friendly Geopolymer Concrete (2020, background): “As far as geopolymer OPC concrete (geopolymer concrete with the inclusion of OPC) is concerned, it develops its mechanical properties based on both calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) bonding and polymerization process [91].”