The remarkable achievements made through geosynthesis and geopolymerisation include mineral polymers (geopolymers), flexible ceramics which transform like plastics at low temperatures, ceramic composite made at room temperature or thermoset in a simple autoclave, concrete which after 4 hours has higher strength and durability than the best currently-used concrete. Resulting from this are industrial applications which, while using ceramics as the basic material, no longer need heavy equipment and high temperatures. Geopolymers enable product designers to envisage the use of ceramic type materials with the same facility as some plastics and organic polymers.
The Geopolymer Institute not only coordinates the fundamental research in mineral polymer chemistry, but also promotes applied research made with industrial companies ( see the Proceedings of Géoplymère 2005 ). Because the range of applications is too vast, we only show the most interesting and innovative products. This insight will reveal how geopolymers can improve and change our daily life.
Joseph Davidovits , the inventor and developer of geopolymerization, coined the term “geopolymer” in 1978 to classify the newly discovered geosynthesis that produces inorganic polymeric materials now used for a number of industrial applications. If you want updated information, get the recently published book GEOPOLYMER Chemistry & Applications. Go to the Geopolymer Shop. You may also go to the Geopolymer Library and download several papers.
You can also See buy online samples of geopolymers to test these products in your laboratory.
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