News and Conferences
First supplier of Geopolymer raw material
We have a first supplier for metakaolin MK-750, coined ARGICAL M1200S, specially designed for geopolymer application. It is the French kaolin clay company AGS, member of the Imerys group. Go to www.ags-mineraux.com. Search for Products and choose Specialties. To get the technical sheet (presently in French), go to the page Building Materials on the left [...]
After the Pyramids?
If you want to know how the knowledge evolved after the Egyptian Pyramids click on Colosses of Memnon
Not Only Cement: new high-tech patents for geopolymer
Although most research is carried out by academic institutions on geopolymer cements, geopolymeric synthesis is implemented by the international industry in more sophisticated and advanced applications, i.e. automotive, aeronautic, oilfield, etc.. Below is a list of latest published patents filed by AIRBUS, CORNING, SCHLUMBERGER, COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE CEA: – Airbus: Aircraft Conduct in geopolymer composites [...]
Geopolymer Conferences calendar 2010
TWO OFFICIAL GEOPOLYMER CONFERENCES SCHEDULED EVERY YEAR At the January 2009 Daytona Beach conference, Professor Joseph Davidovits (Geopolymer Institute, France) and Professor Waltraud Kriven (University of Illinois, USA) agreed to organize two official complementary and different conferences, every year: – one located in the USA , in January, at Daytona Beach, Florida, Geopolymer Symposium within [...]
Mass Production of Geopolymer Cements
At the Geopolymer Camp 2009, July 1-3, at Saint-Quentin, France, Prof. Joseph Davidovits presented a keynote on “Practical Problems related to Mass Production of Geopolymer Cement”. What are the key issues and what are the dead ends? Are we ready and can we manufacture cements that reduce the CO2 emission by 60 up to 80%? [...]
GEOPOLYMER CAMP Last minute registration
Registration runs until Wednesday July 1, morning. It is still time to register. Registrations are running well and we are confident that this first Geopolymer Camp will be a success. You’ll have 3 days for learning, presenting, sharing, chatting, at super saver-cost. We have decided to break down the infernal spiral of costs that is [...]
Geopolymer Conferences calendar 2009
TWO OFFICIAL GEOPOLYMER CONFERENCES SCHEDULED EVERY YEAR At the last Daytona Beach conference, Professor Joseph Davidovits (Geopolymer Institute, France) and Professor Waltraud Kriven (University of Illinois, USA) agreed to organize two official complementary and different conferences, every year: – one located in the USA , in January, at Daytona Beach, Florida, Geopolymer Symposium within the [...]
Archaeology session at Geopolymer Camp
We plan to have an archaeology session at the Geopolymer Camp on Friday July 3. Main Themes are: Egyptian pyramids with man-made stone (limestone geopolymer concrete) and Roman cements/Roman Concretes. We can also add additional topics at the wish of the GP Camp attendees. Introductory speakers are Joseph Davidovits (Pyramids) and Frederic Davidovits (Roman cement). [...]
GeopolymerCamp 2009 announcement
Mark your calendars and plan on being in Saint-Quentin, France, on Wednesday 1st July 2009 for the first GeopolymerCamp, celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the Geopolymer Institute (1979-2009). The Geopolymer Institute organizes a “GeopolymerCamp” on every first Wednesday of July, every year, at Saint-Quentin, north of Paris, France. Go to GeopolymerCamp I am thinking of proposing [...]
Fairy tales on CO2 cement reabsorption
I want you to react to some biased arguments that are often opposed to the development of Geopolymer Concrete. In a recent blog published by the WORLDBANK, go to http://psdblog.worldbank.org/psdblog/2008/09/the-cost-of-car.html one can read the following comment to the article that favored Geopolymer concrete: “Not really all that amazing. The CO2 emissions from cement production (from [...]
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