Combined granulation–alkali activation–direct foaming process: A novel route to porous geopolymer granules with enhanced adsorption properties

High-value applications, such as adsorbents, have drawn attention to geopolymers. In several of those applications, having the geopolymer as porous spherical particles is beneficial. This study presents a novel process for fabricating porous metakaolin-based geopolymer granules using a combination o...

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Main Authors: Yangmei Yu, Priyadharshini Perumal, Ian J. Corfe, Tirthankar Paul, Mirja Illikainen, Tero Luukkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026412752300196X