Geopolymer Institute

In a recent report dated of Sept. 8, ClimateChangeCorp strongly recommends geopolymer cement / concrete for its low CO2 emissions. The report cites interviews from cement and geopolymer experts (Prof. J. Davidovits, Dr. P. Duxson, Prof. F. Glaser) as well as Dr. H. Klee, co-ordinator at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, representing [...]

By Joseph DAVIDOVITS
A Practical and Scientific Approach to Sustainable Development 2nd Edition

Buy your copy of the book at The Geopolymer Shop
We organize workshops and short courses based on the book.
What can be done about the major concerns of our Global Economy on high costs of energy, global warming, sustainable development, user-friendly processes, and green chemistry? [...]

Professor Joseph Davidovits is proud to announce the release of his book entitled: GEOPOLYMER CHEMISTRY AND APPLICATIONS with ca. 590 pages and 26 Chapters.
The photo shows the first printing for proof-reading. We expect to get the first exemplars printed for the end of February 2008. The first edition of the book will be sold [...]

Report from the Air Force Research Laboratory on geopolymer research and developments report project number 9.
AFRL is funding and conducting cutting-edge geopolymer research. Both intramural and extramural research has led to the development of new ceramics materials that possess superior properties, leading to more cost-effective choices in the design of future Air Force (AF) [...]

The geopolymer group at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia (Prof. V. Rangan) has released 2 new reports on Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete. They may be downloaded from our Library.
The first report: Report GC 2 is dealing with the long term properties. It has been included in the Technical Paper #17 in the Library, [...]

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 [...]

The International Conference on Pozzolan, Concrete and Geopolymer, is organized by

Khon Kaen University, Sustainable Infrastructure Research and Development Center, (SIRDC),
Thai Geopolymer Network
Thai Concrete Association

and will be held on 24-25 May, 2006 at Sofitel Raja Hotel, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
The program on Geopolymer includes :

Development of geopolymer
Use of different stock feeds [...]

The scientific proofs

The “Lauer” sample under the optical microscope.
This photo shows a sample of the casing from the ascending passage of Kheops great pyramid, given by the French egyptologist Jean-Philippe Lauer in 1982 to J. Davidovits. Now, the cross section is characterised by the presence of organic fibers and air bubbles that do [...]

The Coliseo, Rome, 2nd C. AD (left) The Pantheon, Rome, 2nd C. AD, inside (center) The Pantheon, Rome, 2nd C. AD, the concrete dome (right).
Concrete experts talk today about how to make concrete durable. Many ancient Roman concrete buildings are still in use after more than 2000 years. For these modern concrete [...]

Materials for the Third Millennium
Think Geopolymer and Geosynthesis!

The last few years have seen spectacular technological progress in the development of geosynthesis and geopolymeric applications.
New state-of-the-art materials designed with the help of geopolymerisation reactions are opening up new applications and procedures, and transforming ideas that have been taken for granted in inorganic and mineral chemistry.
Since the [...]