eprintid: 10194444
rev_number: 9
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datestamp: 2024-07-12 09:11:48
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creators_name: Ruan, Shengqian
creators_name: Gao, Rongfeng
creators_name: Tu, Wenlin
creators_name: Yan, Dongming
creators_name: Zhang, Mingzhong
title: Alkali-activated materials with organics: A critical review
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C05
divisions: F44
keywords: Alkali-activated materials, Organics, Reaction mechanisms, Microstructure, Mechanical properties, Durability
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
abstract: This paper represents a critical review on alkali-activated materials (AAM) containing organics with high homogeneity at nano-scale (<1 μm). Organics including organosilicons, surfactants, water-soluble polymers and epoxy resins can contribute to performance enhancement and tailorability of AAM based on their molecular characteristics. Hence, AAM with organics can generally possess improved characteristics between organic and inorganic components and may even exhibit emerging functional properties. According to the hybridisation modes between AAM and organics such as chemical bonding, physical adsorption, electrostatic attraction or phase crosslinking, these AAM with organics are categorised into four distinct types: organic-grafted, organic-adsorbed, phase-crosslinked and phase-separated AAM. In this paper, the hybridisation modes and reaction mechanisms of AAM with organics are summarised, for the first time, followed by a comprehensive discussion on the phase assemblage, microstructure, mechanical properties, durability and potential applications. Afterwards, the fundamental insights are gained and the remaining challenges for future research are identified and discussed.
date: 2024-09
date_type: published
publisher: Elsevier BV
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111712
full_text_type: other
language: eng
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 2295422
doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111712
lyricists_name: Zhang, Mingzhong
lyricists_id: MZHAA72
actors_name: Zhang, Mingzhong
actors_id: MZHAA72
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: restricted
publication: Composites Part B: Engineering
volume: 284
article_number: 111712
issn: 1359-8368
citation:        Ruan, Shengqian;    Gao, Rongfeng;    Tu, Wenlin;    Yan, Dongming;    Zhang, Mingzhong;      (2024)    Alkali-activated materials with organics: A critical review.                   Composites Part B: Engineering , 284     , Article 111712.  10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111712 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111712>.      
 
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