Geopolymer Institute

Curtin Research Report on Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete
Develoment and properties of low-calcium fly ash-based geopolymer concrete
by Djwantoro Hardjito and B.Vijaya Rangan
Research Report GC 1 (103 pages) (dec. 2005),
Report GC 2 (107 pages) (mar. 2006)
Faculty of Engineering, Curtin University of Technology
Perth, Australia
From 2001, we have conducted some important research on the development, manufacture, behaviour, and applications [...]

Environmentally Driven Geopolymer Cement Applications.
by Joseph Davidovits
Invited Paper, Geopolymer 2002 International Conference, October 28-29, Melbourne, Australia
Environmentally driven geopolymer applications are based on the implementation of (K,Ca)-Poly(sialate-siloxo) / (K,Ca)-Poly(sialate-disiloxo) cements. In industrialized countries (Western countries) emphasis is put on toxic waste (heavy metals) and radioactive waste safe containment. On the opposite, in emerging countries, the 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 of a non-for profit scientific [...]

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 [...]

J. Thermal Analysis (1991)
GEOPOLYMERS: Inorganic Polymeric New Materials
by Joseph Davidovits
published in : Journal of Thermal Analysis, Vol. 37, 1633-1656 (1991)
Spectacular technological progress has been made in the last few years through the development of new materials such as ‘geopolymers’, and new techniques, such as ‘sol-gel’. New state-of-the-art materials designed with the help of geopolymerisation reactions [...]

Recent Progresses in Concretes for Nuclear Waste
and Uranium Waste Containment
by Joseph Davidovits
published in Concrete International, Vol.16 (12), pp. 53-58 (1994)
The main objective in the management of nuclear and uranium radioactive wastes is to protect current and future generations from unacceptable exposure to radiation from man-made materials. This task can best be achieved by the use [...]

Toxic metals immobilisation
PART I. Theory and Applications
by
J.G.S. van Jaarsveld, J.S.J.van Deventer and L. Lorenzen
published in : Minerals Engineering, Vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 659-669 (1996)
During the last decade geopolymerisation has emerged as a possible technological solution for the effective stabilisation and immobilisation of toxic materials. Despite the fact that this technology is based on a [...]

NASTS award 1994
Presentation at the national “Real Advances in Materials” Symposium, Washington DC, Sept. 26,1994
GEOPOLYMERS: Inorganic polymeric new materials
by Joseph Davidovits
published in Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 16 (2,3), pp. 91-138 (1994)
In the aftermath of various catastrophic fires in France between 1970-73, which involved common organic plastic, research on non-flammable and non-combustible plastic materials became [...]

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. 390-397 [...]

Wasser - Abwasser, 143 (2002) Nr. 7-8, pp. 572-577
Development of a sorbent for Radium with high sorption capacity (Entwicklung und Praxiseinsatz eines hocheffizienten selektiven Sorbens für Radium) paper in German
Dr. Christian Kunze, Dipl.-Phys. Eiko Hermann und Dipl.-Ing. Ingeborg Griebel, B.P.S. Engineering GmbH, Reinsdorfer Straße 29, D-08066 Zwickau; Germany
Dr. Gunter Kießig, Dipl.-Ing. Frank Dullies und Dr. [...]