Assessment of the Suitability of Ceramic Waste in Geopolymer Composites: An Appraisal

• Published in: Materials Vol. 14; no. 12; p. 3279
• Main Authors: Luhar, Ismail, Luhar, Salmabanu, Abdullah, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Nabiałek, Marcin, Sandu, Andrei Victor, Szmidla, Janusz, Jurczyńska, Anna, Razak, Rafiza Abdul, Aziz, Ikmal Hakem A, Jamil, Noorina Hidayu, Deraman, Laila Mardiah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 14.06.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Aggregates; Aluminosilicates; Aluminum oxide; Aluminum silicates; Building materials; Cement; ceramic powder waste (CPW); Ceramics industry; Chemistry; Composite materials; Concrete; construction and demolition wastes (CDW); Construction materials; geopolymer; Geopolymers; Investigations; Landfill; Manufacturing; ordinary Portland cement (OPC); porcelain tile polishing residue (PPR); Portland cements; Renovation & restoration; Review; Silicon dioxide; waste clay brick powder (WBP); Workability; China
• ISSN: 1996-1944; 1996-1944
• DOI: 10.3390/ma14123279

Currently, novel inorganic alumino-silicate materials, known as geopolymer composites, have emerged swiftly as an ecobenevolent alternative to contemporary ordinary Portland cement (OPC) building materials since they display superior physical and chemical attributes with a diverse range of possible potential applications. The said innovative geopolymer technology necessitates less energy and low carbon footprints as compared to OPC-based materials because of the incorporation of wastes and/or industrial byproducts as binders replacing OPC. The key constituents of ceramic are silica and alumina and, hence, have the potential to be employed as an aggregate to manufacture ceramic geopolymer concrete. The present manuscript presents a review of the performance of geopolymer composites incorporated with ceramic waste, concerning workability, strength, durability, and elevated resistance evaluation.