Who should attend
This intensive training course is designed to those working in industry and research laboratories who would profit from a thorough presentation and discussion on the basic knowledge about geopolymers and the development of Geopolymer Resins and Binders with ceramic characters. This includes:
- Chemists
- Chemical Engineers
- Materials Scientists
- Materials Engineers
- Physico-chemical Scientists
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the fundamental principles and concepts, differences prevailing between mineralogical and geopolymer terminologies, ionic and covalent bonding concepts, crystal and polymeric structures.
- Outline the identification and the study of raw materials for geopolymeric precursors with selected instrumental methods.
- Identify the reaction mechanism from monomers, oligomers to polymers, kinetics and geopolymerisation parameters.
First day : Geopolymer Ceramics, definitions
08:45 Registration
09:00-10:45 The mineral geopolymer concept
The book Geopolymer Chemistry and Applications
Covalent bonding, terminology, geopolymeric micelle, molecular weight
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Macromolecular structure of natural silicates and aluminosilicates
Kaolinite, clays and shales. Raw-materials analysis
Feldspars, nepheline, albite, phillipsite, kalsilite, leucite
14:15-16:15 Laboratory demonstration
Examples of geopolymer ceramic items
16:15-16-30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30 MK-750-based cement in Antiquity
Opus Signinum, Roman Cement for aqueduct, water cisterns and floors.
Second day : Metakaolin MK-750 geopolymerization chemistry
09:00-10:45 Kaolinite geopolymerization Si:Al = 1
Formation of ortho-sialate monomer
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Metakaolin MK-750
Dehydroxylation mechanism of kaolinite
14:15-16:00 Polysiloxonate, soluble silicate, waterglass
Manufacture
Polysiloxonate solutions, molecular structures
16:15-16-30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30 MK-750 / polysiloxonate geopolymerization (1)
Chemical mechanism, ortho-sialate molecules
Kinetic, Chemical attack, Exothermic reaction
Third day : Properties, applications, economics of geopolymer ceramics
09:00-10:45 MK-750 / polysiloxonate geopolymerization (2)
Na-based geopolymeric frameworks: nepheline, albite, phillipsite
K-based geopolymeric frameworks: kalsilite, leucite
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Laboratory experimentation:
exothermicity detection
14:15-16:15 Geopolymer Ceramics (1)
building, decorative applications
industrial applications: heat resistance / fire resistance
high-tech ceramics
16:15-16-30 Coffee break
16:30-16:45 Collection of samples in laboratory
16:45-17:30 Geopolymer ceramic applications (2)
