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Adding value to aluminosilicate solid wastes to produce adsorbents, catalysts and filtration membranes for water and wastewater treatment

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Geopolymers are a class of inorganic polymers that have attracted attention in recent years, especially in the construction sector, due to their promising mechanical properties, as well as simple and low-cost fabrication. These materials also stand out for being more environmentally friendly, not only because of their lower CO2 emissions during production, but also because industrial by-products can be incorporated in their synthesis. Recent studies have investigated porous geopolymers, allowing expansion of their potential use to several other applications. Meanwhile, application of GPs to efficient water and wastewater treatments, such as nanofiltration and advanced oxidation processes, remains a challenge, especially due to high operational costs. Thus, this paper provides a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge of geopolymers produced from aluminosilicate wastes, showing the main promising advances in their applications in three technological fields: (1) adsorption, (2) membrane filtration and (3) catalysis (as both catalyst or catalyst support).

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Abbreviations

·OH:

Hydroxyl radicals

AOP:

Advanced oxidation processes

BA:

Bottom ash

BC/GM:

Biochar/geopolymer

BFS:

Blast furnace slag

BT:

Bauxite

CB:

Carbon black

CC:

Calcium carbonate

CGP:

Catalytic geopolymer

CTAB:

Cetyl-trimethylammonium bromide

EPR:

Electron paramagnetic resonance

FA:

Fly ashes

FS:

Fumed silica

GP:

Geopolymer

GPA:

Geopolymeric adsorbents

GPM:

Geopolymer membrane

HT:

Halloysite

HZ:

Hydroxysodalite zeolite

KT:

Kaolinite

LT:

Laterite

MGP:

Magnetic geopolymer

MK:

Metakaolin

MS:

Magnesium slag

PT:

Perlite

POFA:

Palm oil fuel ash

SF:

Silica fume

QZ:

Quartz

SMS:

Silicomanganese slag

SS:

Steel slag

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Della Rocca, D.G., Peralta, R.M., Peralta, R.A. et al. Adding value to aluminosilicate solid wastes to produce adsorbents, catalysts and filtration membranes for water and wastewater treatment. J Mater Sci 56, 1039–1063 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05276-0

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