Geopolymer Institute

Proceedings of the International Conference
Geopolymer ‘99
by
Georges GRIMAL
artiste and sculptor
member of the Geopolymer Institute
( in English, en Français )
For thousands of years sculpture has been invented to be seen in daylight. Today, artificial light opens the door to a new approach, all the more so since the advent of new materials, upsetting our concepts in many [...]

Curtin Research Report on Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete
Reinforced beams and columns
by Djwantoro Hardjito and B.Vijaya Rangan
Research Report GC 3 (120 pages) (mar. 2006)
Faculty of Engineering, Curtin University of Technology
Perth, Australia
This Research Report describes the behaviour and strength of reinforced low-calcium fly ash-based geopolymer concrete structural beams and columns. Earlier, Research Reports GC1 and GC2 covered [...]

Curtin Research Report on Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete
Develoment and properties of low-calcium fly ash-based geopolymer concrete
by Djwantoro Hardjito and B.Vijaya Rangan
Research Report GC 1 (103 pages) (dec. 2005),
Report GC 2 (107 pages) (mar. 2006)
Faculty of Engineering, Curtin University of Technology
Perth, Australia
From 2001, we have conducted some important research on the development, manufacture, behaviour, and applications [...]

Environmentally Driven Geopolymer Cement Applications.
by Joseph Davidovits
Invited Paper, Geopolymer 2002 International Conference, October 28-29, Melbourne, Australia
Environmentally driven geopolymer applications are based on the implementation of (K,Ca)-Poly(sialate-siloxo) / (K,Ca)-Poly(sialate-disiloxo) cements. In industrialized countries (Western countries) emphasis is put on toxic waste (heavy metals) and radioactive waste safe containment. On the opposite, in emerging countries, the applications [...]

30 Years of Successes and Failures
in Geopolymer Applications.
Market Trends and Potential Breakthroughs.
by Joseph Davidovits
Invited Paper, Geopolymer 2002 International Conference, October 28-29, Melbourne, Australia
The presentation included 30 slides describing following geopolymer applications developed since 1972 in France, Europe and USA. The Geopolymer chemistry concept was invented in 1979 with the creation of a non-for profit scientific [...]

Geopolymeric Cross-Linking (LTGS) and Building Materials
Geopolymer’88 Proceedings, Vol. 1, pp. 79-88
“Réticulation Géopolymérique et Matériaux de Construction”
In English:
After a concise presentation of the chemical principles governing the LTGS geopolymeric cross-linking with the main mineralogical components of soils, earths and clays, the authors present their experiments for a rational use of lateritic materials. Several tests were carried [...]

Solidification of various radioactive residues by géopolymère with special emphasis on long-term-stability
by E. HERMANN (1), C. KUNZE (1), R. GATZWEILER (2),
G.KIEßIG (2), J. DAVIDOVITS (3)
(1) B.P.S. Engineering GmbH
(2) WISMUT GmbH
(3) Cordi-Géopolymère SA
published in the Géopolymère ‘99 Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on Geopolymers
Sludges containing radionuclides, toxic heavy metals and hydro-carbons can be solidified by geopolymer with [...]

J. Thermal Analysis (1991)
GEOPOLYMERS: Inorganic Polymeric New Materials
by Joseph Davidovits
published in : Journal of Thermal Analysis, Vol. 37, 1633-1656 (1991)
Spectacular technological progress has been made in the last few years through the development of new materials such as ‘geopolymers’, and new techniques, such as ‘sol-gel’. New state-of-the-art materials designed with the help of geopolymerisation reactions [...]

Geocistem Midterm Meeting
Saint-Quentin 3 et 4 juillet 1995
Worldwide development and applications of Geopolymers
Le point sur les Géopolymères dans le monde
( in French, en Français )
Cette brochure grand public présente les activités et les différents produits en géopolymère.
L’industrialisation des matériaux nouveaux issus de la science des géopolymères fait maintenant partie des priorités technologiques de l’Union Européenne.
Hier, [...]

Arts et Métiers Magazine
N°180, Sept. 1993:
From ancient concretes to geopolymer
“Des bétons antiques au géopolymère”
( in English, en Français )
This paper has been adapted from an article written for the general audience by two independent French journalists. It outlines the story of geopolymer and his inventor Prof. Joseph Davidovits .
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