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High effective silica fume alkali activator

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Growing demands on the engineering properties of cement based materials and the urgency to decrease unsuitable ecologic impact of Portland cement manufacturing represent significant motivation for the development of new cement corresponding to these aspects. One category represents prospective alkali activated cements. A significant factor influencing their properties is alkali activator used. In this paper we present a new high effective alkali activator prepared from silica fume and its effectiveness. According to the results obtained this activator seems to be more effective than currently used activators like natrium hydroxide, natrium carbonate, and water glass.

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  1. Institute of Construction and Architecture of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 03, Bratislava 45, Slovak Republic

    Vladimír Živica

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Živica, V. High effective silica fume alkali activator. Bull Mater Sci 27, 179–182 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02708502

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