08-11 July, Saint-Quentin, France

5th Geopolymer Camp 2013,
Organized by the Geopolymer Institute,
International workshop on geopolymer science, technology and applications, as well as archaeology. Celebrating 34-year anniversary of the Geopolymer Institute.
Go to GeopolymerCamp

16-17 April, Geopolymer Webinar 2013 (Internet)

Join Professor Joseph Davidovits and listen to the Geopolymer WEBINAR 2013 a free Web seminar of 2 x 1 hour course.

Go to Geopolymer Webinar

27 January- 01 February, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA,

Organized by the American Ceramic Society,
ICACC’13 International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites,
Focused Session 1: Geopolymer and Chemically Bonded Ceramics.
Go to Daytona Symposia

ADDITIONAL OFFICIAL CONFERENCE FOR 2013
02-07 June, San-Diego, Ca., USA
10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology
Symposia S11: Geopolymers – Low Energy, Environmentally Friendly, Inorganic Polymeric Ceramics
Go to PACRIM 10

Organized by CERAM and Materials KTN / UK  titled: Applications of Geopolymers.

I am presenting a conference as Invited Keynote speaker titled “State of Geopolymer 2012”.

Venue: CERAM, Stoke-on-Trent

for detail go to: https://www.eventsforce.net/iom/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=135744&eventID=313&eventID=313

TWO OFFICIAL GEOPOLYMER CONFERENCES SCHEDULED EVERY YEAR
At the January 2009 Daytona Beach conference, Professor Joseph Davidovits (Geopolymer Institute, France) and Professor Waltraud Kriven (University of Illinois, USA) agreed to organize two official complementary and different conferences, every year:
– one located in the USA , in January, at Daytona Beach, Florida, Geopolymer Symposium within the Frame of the International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites. This is a regular conference for scientists.
– the second in Europe, in July, in Saint-Quentin, France, the GeopolymerCamp: it is a gathering, a workshop, not a traditional conference.

09-11 July, Saint-Quentin, France

Geopolymer Camp,
Organized by the Geopolymer Institute,
International workshop on geopolymer science, technology and applications, as well as archaeology. Celebrating 33-year anniversary of the Geopolymer Institute.
Go to GeopolymerCamp

22–27 January, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA,

Organized by the American Ceramic Society,
36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites,
Focused Session 1: Geopolymers and inorganics polymers.
Go to Daytona Symposia

For 2011 we added a third conference dedicated to those living in the Pacific region, with the frame of PACRIM 9, held in Australia, 10-14 July. It is Symposium 24.

Go to: PACRIM 9.

4-6 July, Saint-Quentin, France

Geopolymer Camp,
Organized by the Geopolymer Institute,
International workshop on geopolymer science, technology and applications, as well as archaeology. Celebrating 31-year anniversary of the Geopolymer Institute.
Go to GeopolymerCamp

23–28 January, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA,

Organized by the American Ceramic Society,
35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites,
Focused Session 1: Geopolymers and inorganics polymers.
Go to Daytona Symposia

Go to Video Kriven (15 minutes long video).

If you are interested I would like to encourage you to present a talk or poster on your recent work in this area. The conference proceedings are written up and published in the Ceramic Engineering and Science proceedings. These are published by the American Ceramic Society (now at volume 28) and available in libraries around the world. Earlier publications are listed at the end of this letter.

The meeting website is: www.ceramics.org/meetings/daytona2008/
and abstracts may be submitted online at: icacc08.abstractcentral.com

The abstract deadline is July 16, which is fast approaching.

If you would like me to issue you a letter of invitation to facilitate your travel arrangements, I will be happy to do so.
Yours sincerely,

Waltraud M. Kriven
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,
Academician, World Academy of Ceramics
Fellow of the American Ceramic Society,
Counselor to the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society,

E-mail: kriven(#)uiuc.edu
www.mse.uiuc.edu/faculty/Kriven.html
Tel: +1 217 333 5258
Fax: +1 217 333 2736

Use of Inorganic Polymer to Improve the Fire Response of Balsa Sandwich Structures
J. Mat. in Civ. Engrg., Volume 18, Issue 3, pp. 390-397 (May/June 2006)
James Giancaspro, M.ASCE; P. N. Balaguru, M.ASCE; and Richard E. Lyon

Abstract
The study presented in this paper deals with the fire performance of balsa sandwich panels made using inorganic Geopolymer resin and high-strength fiber facings. A thin layer of a fire-resistant paste composed of Geopolymer and hollow glass microspheres was applied to the facings to serve as a protective fire barrier and to improve the fire resistance of the sandwich panels. Using 17 sandwich panel specimens, the primary objective of this program was to establish the minimum amount of fireproofing necessary to satisfy the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements for heat and smoke release. The influence of this fireproofing insulation on the increase in mass of the panels was also evaluated. The system is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and a 1.8-mm-thick layer of fireproofing satisfies the FAA requirements for both heat release and smoke emission.

The link to the publication

click on CMN contest

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) structures.

For list of the 10 papers and abstracts go to
http://ocms.acers.org/abstract.asp?confid=31&sympid=398&sessid=2679

Link to the SAMPE Journal is
http://www.sampe.org/journalpast04.html#Sept/October04

has been published in CERAMIC TRANSACTIONS, 2003.

it is available at:
http://kriven.mse.uiuc.edu/recent/geopolymers/papers/cesp%202003.pdf

The very interesting conclusion reads as follows:
“CONCLUSION: The processing, intrinsic microstructure and properties of geopolymer materials and geopolymer composites have been investigated. Curing of geopolymers was achieved by one of three routes, viz., pressureless curing, warm pressing, and curing in a high-pressure autoclave. The materials were fabricated at ambient temperatures up to (40-80°C). The work has focused on elimination of entrapped air, increased degree of reactivity, improvement in dissolution chemistry and attainment of adequate workability. Composites have been made and tested using basalt fiber weaves and chopped basalt fibers. Using fiber reinforcement, the bending strength and work of fracture of geopolymer materials have been increased from an average of 2.8 MPa to 10.3 MPa and from 0.05 kJ/m 2 to 21.8 kJ/m2, respectively. Electron microscopy techniques (SEM, TEM/EDS, in situ hot stage TEM) were used to study the effect of processing variables on microstructure. The microstructure of fully reacted geopolymers was sponge-like and consisted of nanoparticulates separated by nanopores whose features are of the order of ≤10 nm. The local microchemistry of fully reacted geopolymer frequently observed corresponded to a silica (SiO2) to alumina (Al2O3) ratio of 4:1. This is sometimes called the polysialate siloxo (PSS) composition. In situ, hot-stage TEM observations made during heating for 4 h up to 1000°C showed that the nanosized microstructure was stable, although continuous evolution of (presumably) H2O was noticed upon heating in the hot stage TEM. “

The link is the following
http://www.me.nmsu.edu/news/Fall_2003.pdf

www.wbcsdcement.org/pdf/final_report8.pdf

This report confirms the studies carried out by Prof. Joseph Davidovits since 1990 on CO₂ emissions during Portland Cement manufacture (in the LIBRARY the paper on Global Warming). Batelle’s report recommends the development of geopolymer cement; see on page 25 (39) of the report.

Executive Summary
Climate change has become a prominent global issue, and governments are beginning to take significant steps to address the problem. For the cement industry, the climate change issue carries serious financial consequences, in addition to its environmental importance. Without action, the financial liabilities associated with the industry’s CO₂ emissions will be large. But, through a well-managed strategy, significant financial benefits could accrue to the industry, particularly in the near-term.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is the primary greenhouse gas that drives global climate change and is the only greenhouse gas emitted by the cement industry in a significant amount. The cement industry emits approximately 5% of global, man-made CO₂ emissions. When all greenhouse gas emissions generated by human activities are considered, the cement industry is responsible for approximately 3% of global emissions.
Due to the unique nature of the product it manufactures, the cement industry currently emits 0.73 to 0.99 kilograms of CO₂ for every kilogram of cement produced. At any emission rate within this range, current proposals to curb CO₂ emissions will profoundly affect the activities and finances of the industry. Future proposals will likely call for far more significant reductions. Cement-related greenhouse gas emissions originate from fossil fuel combustion at cement manufacturing operations (about 40% of the industry’s emissions); transport activities (about 5%) and the combustion of fossil fuel that is required to make the electricity consumed by the cement manufacturing operations (about 5%). The remaining cement-related emissions (about 50%) originate from the manufacturing process that converts limestone (CaCO3) to calcium oxide (CaO), the primary precursor to cement. It is chemically impossible to convert CaCO3 to CaO, and then cement clinker, without generating CO₂. This CO₂ is currently emitted to the atmosphere.

Session organizer : Professor Waltraud M. (Trudy) Kriven
Vice Chair and Treasurer of the Engineering Ceramics Division, and Fellow of the American Ceramic Society
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1304 W. Green St., Urbana IL 61801, USA

Authors and Paper title:
1) Joseph Davidovits, Geopolymer Institute, France
Geopolymer Matrix Composites: Update and Overview

2) P. Balaguru, Rutgers University, USA
Recent Developments in Geopolymer Composites

3) Kenneth J.D. MacKenzie, Victoria University of Wellington, New-Zealand
What Are These Things Called Geopolymers? A Physico-Chemical Perspective

4) Ludwig Gauckler, David Sager and Stefan Forster, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
Fiber Reinforced Geopolymers with Alkali- Activated Alumino-Silicate Matrix

5) Waltraud Kriven, Mathew Gordon and Jonathon Bell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Microstructure and Microchemistry of Fully Reacted Geopolymer and Metal Geopolymer Composites

6) Jannie van Deventer, Linda Xu and Grant Luckey, University of Melbourne, Australia
Processing, Microstructure and Properties of Fly Ash Based Geopolymers

7) Douglas Comrie, Catawba Resources Inc., and Waltraud Kriven, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Composite Cold Ceramic Geopolymer in a Refractory Application

8) Angel Palomo, Eduardo Torroja Institute (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Mineral Alkaline Polymers: Cement or Ceramic?

9) Balakrishnan Nair and Duane DoyleCeramatec, Inc. Salt Lake City, Daniel Tinberg and Reid Cooper, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Functional Low-Silica Activity Geopolymer Matrices for Ceramic Composites

Download the abstracts here