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Video Tutorial: Geopolymer for Newcomers
Professor Joseph DAVIDOVITS presents his first course for beginners in geopolymer chemistry and applications. Buy your copy of the Video Tutorial at The Geopolymer Shop With your order, you will receive two items: the book Geopolymer Chemistry and Applications and the disk containing 6 hours of video presentations as shown in the picture. Watch this [...]
Book: Geopolymer Chemistry and Applications, 3rd ed.
By Joseph DAVIDOVITS A Practical and Scientific Approach to Sustainable Development 3rd Edition Buy your copy of the book at The Geopolymer Shop What can be done about the major concerns of our Global Economy on energy, global warming, sustainable development, user-friendly processes, and green chemistry? Here is an important contribution to the mastering of [...]
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. [...]
First Book on Geopolymers!
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 [...]
Paper on geopolymer-kalsilite-leucite transformation
The geopolymer group at ANSTO (Dr. Dan S. Perera), Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, has released a paper on the geopolymer-kalsilite-leucite heat transformation. It is available for free download Abstract A geopolymer was prepared by dissolving metakaolinite in a solution of K2SiO3 and KOH and curing at 80°C for 24 h. It was progressively [...]
Innovation and further researches
Prof. Joseph Davidovits presents the road map for the next couple of years on geopolymer science innovation and research, at the 2nd International Congress on Ceramics, Verona, Italy, July 4th, 2008. Watch the video on Vimeo. There is a great need for innovation and therefore further research must be carried out. We have listed below [...]
#15: 30 Years of Successes and Failures in Geopolymer Applications
30 Years of Successes and Failures in Geopolymer Applications. Market Trends and Potential Breakthroughs. by Joseph Davidovits Invited Paper, Geopolymer 2002 International Conference, October 28-29, Melbourne, Australia The presentation included 30 slides describing following geopolymer applications developed since 1972 in France, Europe and USA. The Geopolymer chemistry concept was invented in 1979 with the creation [...]
Recent Literature in Geopolymer Science and Technology
Updated list of publications from the Geopolymer Research Group, Wellington, New Zealand, MacKenzie et al. (1999-2007). See the list New Zealand Geopolymer Group Use of Inorganic Polymer to Improve the Fire Response of Balsa Sandwich Structures, James Giancaspro, P. N. Balaguru, and Richard E. Lyon, J. Mat. in Civ. Engrg., Volume 18, Issue 3, pp. [...]
New Paper: Development of silicate-based cement from glassy alkaline volcanic rocks
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 [...]
New to geopolymers? Want to learn more about this chemistry? Here is the only to place to buy at a special price a bundle comprising the book "Geopolymer Chemistry & Applications" 3rd ed. together with the video "Geopolymer for newcomers".