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Volcanic ash-based geopolymer cements/concretes: the current state of the art and perspectives

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The progress achieved with the use of volcanic ash for geopolymer synthesis has been critically reviewed in this paper. This consists of an overview of mineralogy and chemistry of volcanic ash. The role of chemical composition and mineral contents of volcanic ash on their reactivity during geopolymerization reaction and, consequently, mechanical properties have been accessed. An attempt has been made to establish a relationship between synthesis factors and final properties. A critical assessment of some synthesis conditions has been addressed and some practical recommendations given along with suggestions of future works that have to be done. All this has shown that there are still many works such as durability tests (carbonation, freeze-thaw, resistance, etc.), life cycle analysis, etc. that need to be done in order to satisfy both suitability and sustainability criteria for a large-scale or industrial application.

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Jean Noël Yankwa Djobo is thankful to TWAS-CSIR for the financial support under 2014 TWAS-CSIR Sandwich Postgraduate Fellowship award FR number: 3240280439.

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    Jean Noël Yankwa Djobo, Antoine Elimbi & Hervé Kouamo Tchakouté

  2. CSIR—National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, 831007, India

    Jean Noël Yankwa Djobo & Sanjay Kumar

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Djobo, J.N.Y., Elimbi, A., Tchakouté, H.K. et al. Volcanic ash-based geopolymer cements/concretes: the current state of the art and perspectives. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 4433–4446 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-8230-8

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