Geopolymer Institute

Solidification of various radioactive residues by géopolymère with special emphasis on long-term-stability
by E. HERMANN (1), C. KUNZE (1), R. GATZWEILER (2),
G.KIEßIG (2), J. DAVIDOVITS (3)
(1) B.P.S. Engineering GmbH
(2) WISMUT GmbH
(3) Cordi-Géopolymère SA
published in the Géopolymère ‘99 Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on Geopolymers
Sludges containing radionuclides, toxic heavy metals and hydro-carbons can be solidified by geopolymer with [...]

A la recherche du Carbunculus (searching for Carbunculus)
by Frédéric Davidovits, Université de Caen
published in Revue Voces, Vol. 5, pp. 33-46 (1994),
( in French, en Français )
Abstract in English:
Carbunculus, as described by Vitruvius (2, 4, 1; 2, 6, 6; 8, 1, 2), is a mineral used like a pouzzolana, which, when added, yields a very good [...]

by Joseph Davidovits
published in Science in Egyptology, Proceedings of the Science in Egyptology Symposia, Manchester, U.K., pp. 511-520, 1984.
The hypothesis that the limestone that constitutes the major pyramids of the Old Kingdom of Egypt is man-made stone, is discussed. Samples from six different sites at the traditionally associated quarries of Turah and Mokattam have been [...]

Microstructural Evidence of Reconstituted Limestone Blocks in the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Barsoum, M. W., Ganguly, A. & Hug, G., JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY 89 (12), 3788- 3796, (2006). See the abstract
The Proceedings of Geopolymer 2005 World Congress, 4th Int. Conference on geopolymers, Edited by J. Davidovits, Geopolymer Institute, France 2006. See [...]

Bol. Soc. Esp. Cerám. Vidrio, 42 69-78 (2003)
Development of silicate-based cement from glassy alkaline volcanic rocks: interpretation of preliminary data related to chemical-mineralogical composition of geologic raw materials.
Paper in Spanish
(Desarrollo de un cemento de base silicatada a partir de rocas volcánicas interpretación de los resultados preindustriales basada en la composición químico-mineralógica de los precursores geológicos)
D.GIMENO [...]