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Milestone paper IUPAC 1976, in the LIBRARY
Several geopolymer scientists asked me to make available for free download in the LIBRARY, my first paper presented at the IUPAC Symposium on Long-Term Properties of Polymers and Polymeric Materials. This symposium held in Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1976, had a session Topic III dedicated to New Polymers of High-Stability. I had [...]
# 20 Milestone paper IUPAC 76
Full Paper of the communication presented at IUPAC Symposium on Long-Term Properties of Polymers and Polymeric Materials, Stockholm 1976, Topic III. Solid-Phase Synthesis of a Mineral Blockpolymer by Low Temperature Polycondensation of Alumino-Silicate Polymers: Na-poly(sialate) or Na-PS and Characteristics . Joseph DAVIDOVITS INTRODUCTION The work exposed here comes from an attempt to transfer our [...]
Geopolymer Training courses start April 01, 2008
The Geopolymer Institute is introducing a series of training courses on Geopolymer Chemistry, Geopolymer Science and related Applications. The 2-day and 3-day courses will be held at the Geopolymer Institute, Saint-Quentin, France (one and half hours drive North of Paris), with low-rates Hotels in the vicinity. The first series of courses start on April 01. [...]
F.A.A. paper on fire-resistant geopolymer application
Dr. R. Lyon from Federal Aviation Administration, USA and Dr. P. Balaguru from Rutgers University, NJ, USA, have published a new paper involving the use of a geopolymer coating on light balsa wood, for aircraft application. The title of the paper: Use of Inorganic Polymer to Improve the Fire Response of Balsa Sandwich Structures J. [...]
Fire-resistant geopolymer containers
An international patent # WO 2004/026698 has been published on the making of fire-resistant containers. One of the inventors is Andrew Foden, former member of the geopolymer group at Rutgers University, Professor P. Balaguru, USA, and co-author of several papers on fire-resistant geopolymer composites.
US Air Force satisfied with geopolymer developments
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) [...]
Introduction: developments and applications in geopolymer
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 [...]
Ceramics for mold, tooling, high-tech
Mold, high-tech tooling for Carbon composites Aluminum superplastic Titanium Pechiney developed Geopolymer refractory materials for safe casting of corrosive aluminum/lithium (Al/Li) alloys in liquid state. Source: Pechiney patent Since 1986, the French aeronautic company Dassault Aviation is using geopolymer mold and tooling in the development of the Rafale fighter plane. source: Dassault Aviation public research [...]
Fire proof, heat resistant composites
Since 1985, French and English nuclear power stations equipped theirs plants with air filters produced by Sofiltra-Camfil, a French company, in which joints and dust free sealants are made of geopolymer, providing a safety cover up to 500°C. Source: Sofiltra-Camfil patent Geopolymer insure thermal protection of industrial buildings and facilities up to 1200°C. Hüls AG [...]
GEO-COMPOSITE: fire resistant matrix
Fire resistant matrix materials for use in aircraft composites and cabin interior applications The Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.), USA, has recently initiated a research program to develop low-cost, environmentally-friendly, fire resistant matrix materials for use in aircraft composites and cabin interior applications. The flammability requirement for new materials is that they withstand a 50 kW/m2 [...]
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