Professor John L Provis
BE(Hons), BSc, PhD, CEng, FIMMM, FICT, FACerS
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Visiting Professor
Professor of Cement Materials Science and Engineering


+44 114 222 5490
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School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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John Provis studied Chemical Engineering and Applied Mathematics at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and was awarded a PhD in Chemical Engineering by the same institution in 2006. He moved to the University of Sheffield in 2012 as Professor of Cement Materials Science and Engineering.
He was awarded the 2013 RILEM Robert L’Hermite Medal "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the research and development of geopolymers and other construction materials", and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Hasselt University, Belgium, in 2015 to recognise his leadership in the development of geopolymers and other novel cementitious materials.
His research has been funded by the European Research Council as well as other EU sources, UK Research Councils, industry, and international funding bodies.
He is an invited TAC Expert of RILEM, a Voting Member of committees of BSI, ASTM and ACI, Editor-in-Chief of the RILEM flagship journal Materials and Structures, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of RILEM Technical Letters, Associate Editor of Cement and Concrete Research, and Speciality Chief Editor for the Structural Materials section of Frontiers in Materials.
Prof. Provis has also been appointed as a Visiting Professor at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, in the Building Materials division.
- Research interests
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John's research centres on the development, characterisation and exploitation of advanced and non-traditional cement and concrete technology. Many projects involve alkali-activated and geopolymer binders, for use in construction, infrastructure and waste immobilisation applications.
The range of topics covered include:
Construction materials
- Geopolymers – chemical and engineering properties
- Chemistry of alkali aluminosilicate gels
- Other alkali-activated and Portland cement-hybrid concrete systems
- Rheology control
- Waste valorisation by alkali-activation
Waste immobilisation in cementitious materials
- Novel cementing binders for nuclear and radioactive wastes: alkali and alkali-earth silicates, aluminates and sulfoaluminates
- Immobilisation of heavy metals
- Mass transport properties of cemented wasteforms
Testing of cementitious materials
- Synchrotron-based and neutron-based methods for analysis of cements
- Advanced spectroscopic and microscopic techniques
- Durability testing methodologies for novel cements
- Validation of tests and performance prediction
- Performance-based standardisation
Silica chemistry in complex aqueous environments
- Speciation and electrolyte solution chemistry
- Dissolution mechanisms of silicate minerals and glasses
- Publications
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Edited books
- Alkali-Activated Materials: State-of-the-Art Report, RILEM TC 224-AAM. Dordrecht: Springer/RILEM.
- Geopolymers: Structure, Processing, Properties and Industrial Applications. Cambridge, UK: CRC/Woodhead.
Journal articles
- Development of metakaolin-based geopolymer for selenium oxyanions uptake through in-situ ettringite formation. Separation and Purification Technology, 324, 124530-124530.
- Autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag: A critical review. Cement and Concrete Research, 172, 107244-107244.
- Assessment of the thermodynamics of Na,K-shlykovite as potential alkali-silica reaction products in the (Na,K)2O-CaO–SiO2-H2O system. Cement and Concrete Research, 172, 107253-107253.
- Cover Picture: Materials and Corrosion. 7/2023. Materials and Corrosion, 74(7), 981-981.
- Hydrate assemblage stability of calcium sulfoaluminate-belite cements with varying sulfate content. Construction and Building Materials, 383, 131358-131358.
- Rebuilding Syria from the Rubble: Recycled Concrete Aggregate from War-Destroyed Buildings. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 35(4).
- Spectroscopic identification of Ca-bearing uranyl silicates formed in C–S–H systems. Scientific Reports, 13.
- Application of electrochemical methods for studying steel corrosion in alkali‐activated materials. Materials and Corrosion.
- How does Materials and Structures contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?. Materials and Structures, 56(2).
- Revealing corrosion parameters of steel in alkali-activated materials. Corrosion Science, 210.
- Alternative non-Portland binders. Elements, 18(5), 314-320.
- Microstructure as a key parameter for understanding chloride ingress in alkali-activated mortars. Cement and Concrete Composites, 134.
- Carbonation rate of alkali-activated concretes and high-volume SCM concretes: a literature data analysis by RILEM TC 281-CCC. Materials and Structures, 55(8).
- Decarbonising the lime industry: State-of-the-art. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 168, 112765-112765.
- Alkali-activated materials produced using high-calcium, high-carbon biomass ash. Cement and Concrete Composites, 132, 104646-104646.
- Retention mechanism of cesium in chabazite embedded into metakaolin-based alkali activated materials. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 440.
- Simulation of radiation damage via alpha decay in BFS:PC grouts using 4He2+ ion acceleration. Cement and Concrete Research, 159.
- Mechanisms of dispersion of metakaolin particles via adsorption of sodium naphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde polymer. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.
- Sustainable iron-rich cements: Raw material sources and binder types. Cement and Concrete Research, 157. View this article in WRRO
- Adsorption behaviour of simulant radionuclide cations and anions in metakaolin-based geopolymer. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 429. View this article in WRRO
- Geometric quality assurance for 3D concrete printing and hybrid construction manufacturing using a standardised test part for benchmarking capability. Cement and Concrete Research, 156.
- Report of RILEM TC 267-TRM phase 2: optimization and testing of the robustness of the R3 reactivity tests for supplementary cementitious materials. Materials and Structures, 55(3).
- M&S highlight: Constantinides et al. (2003), On the use of nanoindentation for cementitious materials. Materials and Structures, 55(2).
- M&S highlight : Bischoff and Perry (1991), Compressive behaviour of concrete at high strain rates. Materials and Structures, 55(2).
- Reversible Adsorption of Polycarboxylates on Silica Fume in High pH, High Ionic Strength Environments for Control of Concrete Fluidity. Langmuir, 38(5), 1662-1671.
- Spectroscopic evaluation of UVI–cement mineral interactions: ettringite and hydrotalcite. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 29(1).
- Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL. Materials and Structures, 55(1).
- Decarbonisation of calcium carbonate at atmospheric temperatures and pressures, with simultaneous CO2 capture, through production of sodium carbonate. Energy & Environmental Science. View this article in WRRO
- Editorial - Materials & Structures. Materials and Structures, 54(5).
- Metakaolin-based geopolymers : efflorescence and its effect on microstructure and mechanical properties. Ceramics International.
- Activator anion influences the nanostructure of alkali-activated slag cements. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(37), 20727-20739.
- Thermodynamic properties of sodium aluminosilicate hydrate (N–A–S–H). Dalton Transactions.
- Mechanisms of passivation and chloride-induced corrosion of mild steel in sulfide-containing alkaline solutions. Journal of Materials Science, 56(26), 14783-14802. View this article in WRRO
- Evidence of formation of an amorphous magnesium silicate (AMS) phase during alkali activation of (Na-Mg) aluminosilicate glasses. Cement and Concrete Research, 145.
- Editorial: Covid-19: materials science and engineering challenges. Frontiers in Materials, 8. View this article in WRRO
- Producing cement clinker assemblages in the system : CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-SO3-CaCl2-MgO. Cement and Concrete Research, 144. View this article in WRRO
- Binary alkali-activated systems obtained by the valorisation of calcined kaolin sludge and bottom ash. Advances in Cement Research, 1-13.
- Early age hydration and application of blended magnesium potassium phosphate cements for reduced corrosion of reactive metals. Cement and Concrete Research, 143, 106375-106375.
- Correction to: Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC (Materials and Structures, (2020), 53, 6, (136), 10.1617/s11527-020-01558-w). Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 54(2).
- Temperature transformation of blended magnesium potassium phosphate cement binders. Cement and Concrete Research, 141, 106332-106332.
- Cementitious Materials Science. Theories and Applications. Edited by Lin Zongshou, Xing Weihong and Chen Wei. De Gruyter, 2019, XIII + 403 pp. Paperback. Price EUR 68.95. ISBN 978-3-11-057209-4. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, B77(1), 182-183. View this article in WRRO
- Creep and long-term properties of alkali-activated Swedish-slag concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(2). View this article in WRRO
- Mechanical and physical properties of inorganic polymer cement made of iron-rich laterite and lateritic clay : a comparative study. Cement and Concrete Research, 140.
- Correction to: Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC. Materials and Structures, 54(1).
- Electrochemical cell design and impedance spectroscopy of cement hydration. Journal of Materials Science, 56(2), 1203-1220.
- Towards designing reactive glasses for alkali activation : understanding the origins of alkaline reactivity of Na-Mg aluminosilicate glasses. PLoS ONE, 15(12).
- RILEM TC 247-DTA round robin test : sulfate resistance, alkali-silica reaction and freeze–thaw resistance of alkali-activated concretes. Materials and Structures, 53(6). View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials: a critical review by RILEM TC 281-CCC. Materials and Structures, 53(6). View this article in WRRO
- Estimation of standard molar entropy of cement hydrates and clinker minerals. Cement and Concrete Research, 136. View this article in WRRO
- The role of zinc in metakaolin-based geopolymers. Cement and Concrete Research, 136. View this article in WRRO
- Thermodynamic modelling of phase evolution in alkali-activated slag cements exposed to carbon dioxide. Cement and Concrete Research, 136. View this article in WRRO
- Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.
- Automated correction for the movement of suspended particulate in microtomographic data. Chemical Engineering Science, 223. View this article in WRRO
- Field strength of network-modifying cation dictates the structure of (Na-Mg) aluminosilicate glasses. Frontiers in Materials, 7.
- Hydration kinetics and products of MgO-activated blast furnace slag. Construction and Building Materials, 249. View this article in WRRO
- 1000 at 1000: Geopolymer technology—the current state of the art. Journal of Materials Science. View this article in WRRO
- Encapsulation of Sr-loaded titanate spent adsorbents in potassium aluminosilicate geopolymer. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. View this article in WRRO
- Influence of activator type on reaction kinetics, setting time, and compressive strength of alkali-activated mineral wools. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. View this article in WRRO
- Modelling chloride transport in alkali-activated slags. Cement and Concrete Research, 130. View this article in WRRO
- Effects of plutonium dioxide encapsulation on the physico-chemical development of Portland cement blended grouts. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 530. View this article in WRRO
- RILEM TC 247-DTA round robin test : carbonation and chloride penetration testing of alkali-activated concretes. Materials and Structures, 53(1). View this article in WRRO
- Accelerated carbonation of reactive MgO and Portland cement blends under flowing CO2 gas. Cement and Concrete Composites, 106. View this article in WRRO
- Nanostructural evolution of alkali-activated mineral wools. Cement and Concrete Composites, 106. View this article in WRRO
- Nanostructure of CaO-(Na2O)-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O gels revealed by multinuclear solid-state magic angle spinning and multiple quantum magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(2), 1681-1694. View this article in WRRO
- Extraction of tricalcium aluminate for research applications by selective dissolution of portland cement clinker. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(1). View this article in WRRO
- Incorporation of strontium and calcium in geopolymer gels. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 382. View this article in WRRO
- Alkali aluminosilicate geopolymers as binders to encapsulate strontium-selective titanate ion-exchangers. Dalton Transactions, 48(32), 12116-12126. View this article in WRRO
- Immobilization of cesium with alkali-activated blast furnace slag. Journal of Hazardous Materials. View this article in WRRO
- Editorial: innovation in cements for sustainability. Frontiers in Materials, 6. View this article in WRRO
- Effects of curing conditions on shrinkage of alkali-activated high-MgO Swedish slag concrete. Frontiers in Materials, 6. View this article in WRRO
- RILEM TC 247-DTA round robin test : mix design and reproducibility of compressive strength of alkali-activated concretes. Materials and Structures, 52(5). View this article in WRRO
- High strength/density ratio in a syntactic foam made from one-part mix geopolymer and cenospheres. Composites Part B: Engineering, 173. View this article in WRRO
- Recent progress in low-carbon binders. Cement and Concrete Research, 122, 227-250. View this article in WRRO
- Gaseous carbonation of cementitious backfill for geological disposal of radioactive waste : Nirex Reference Vault Backfill. Applied Geochemistry, 106, 120-133. View this article in WRRO
- Exploiting in-situ solid-state NMR spectroscopy to probe the early stages of hydration of calcium aluminate cement. Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 99(J. Magn. Reson. 57 1984), 1-6. View this article in WRRO
- Portland cement based immobilization/destruction of chemical weapon agent degradation products. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 58(24), 10383-10393. View this article in WRRO
- Thermodynamic modelling of BFS-PC cements under temperature conditions relevant to the geological disposal of nuclear wastes. Cement and Concrete Research, 119, 21-35. View this article in WRRO
- Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of cements. Materials Today Advances, 1. View this article in WRRO
- The effect of blast furnace slag/fly ash ratio on setting, strength, and shrinkage of alkali-activated pastes and concretes. Frontiers in Materials, 6. View this article in WRRO
- Efficient mix design of alkali activated slag concretes based on packing fraction of ingredients and paste thickness. Journal of Cleaner Production. View this article in WRRO
- Effect of drying procedures on pore structure and phase evolution of alkali-activated cements. Cement and Concrete Composites, 96, 194-203. View this article in WRRO
- Slag and Activator Chemistry Control the Reaction Kinetics of Sodium Metasilicate-Activated Slag Cements. Sustainability, 10(12). View this article in WRRO
- Alkali activation of a high MgO GGBS – fresh and hardened properties. Magazine of Concrete Research, 70(24), 1256-1264. View this article in WRRO
- Reactivity tests for supplementary cementitious materials: RILEM TC 267-TRM phase 1. Materials and Structures, 51. View this article in WRRO
- Alkali activated slag concretes designed for a desired slump, strength and chloride diffusivity. Construction and Building Materials, 190, 191-199. View this article in WRRO
- Role of soluble aluminum species in the activating solution for synthesis of silico-aluminophosphate geopolymers. Cement and Concrete Composites, 93, 186-195. View this article in WRRO
- The Effect of Blast Furnace Slag Particle Size on the Hydration of High Volume Slag-Portland Cement Grouts at Elevated Temperatures. Advances in Cement Research, 30(8), 337-344. View this article in WRRO
- Phase evolution of slag-rich cementitious grouts for immobilisation of nuclear wastes. Advances in Cement Research, 30(8), 345-360. View this article in WRRO
- Efflorescence and subflorescence induced microstructural and mechanical evolution in fly ash-based geopolymers. Cement and Concrete Composites, 92, 165-177. View this article in WRRO
- Effect of mix design inputs, curing and compressive strength on the durability of Na
2 SO4 -activated high volume fly ash concretes. Cement and Concrete Composites, 91, 11-20. View this article in WRRO - Atomistic simulations of geopolymer models: the impact of disorder on structure and mechanics. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(26), 22809-22820. View this article in WRRO
- Alkali Activated Slag Mortars Provide High Resistance to Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Steel. Frontiers in Materials, 5. View this article in WRRO
- Slag-Based Cements That Resist Damage Induced by Carbon Dioxide. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6(4), 5067-5075. View this article in WRRO
- Influence of slag composition on the stability of steel in alkali-activated cementitious materials. Journal of Materials Science, 53(7), 5016-5035. View this article in WRRO
- New Structural Model of Hydrous Sodium Aluminosilicate Gels and the Role of Charge-Balancing Extra-Framework Al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(10), 5673-5685. View this article in WRRO
- Quantification of the influences of aggregate shape and sampling method on the overestimation of ITZ thickness in cementitious materials. Powder Technology, 326, 168-180. View this article in WRRO
- Phase Formation and Evolution in Mg(OH)2–Zeolite Cements. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57(6), 2105-2113. View this article in WRRO
- Characterisation of a high pH cement backfill for the geological disposal of nuclear waste: The Nirex Reference Vault Backfill. Applied Geochemistry, 89, 180-189. View this article in WRRO
- Steel corrosion in reinforced alkali-activated materials. RILEM Technical Letters, 2, 33-39. View this article in WRRO
- Reproducible mini-slump test procedure for measuring the yield stress of cementitious pastes. Materials and Structures, 50(6). View this article in WRRO
- Chloride binding and mobility in sodium carbonate-activated slag pastes and mortars. Materials and Structures, 50(6). View this article in WRRO
- Evaluation of the potential improvement in the environmental footprint of geopolymers using waste-derived activators. Journal of Cleaner Production, 166, 680-689. View this article in WRRO
- Chloride-induced corrosion of steel rebars in simulated pore solutions of alkali-activated concretes. Cement and Concrete Research, 100, 385-397. View this article in WRRO
- Uptake of chloride and carbonate by Mg-Al and Ca-Al layered double hydroxides in simulated pore solutions of alkali-activated slag cement. Cement and Concrete Research, 100, 1-13. View this article in WRRO
- Structural evolution of synthetic alkali-activated CaO-MgO-Na2O-Al2O3-SiO2 materials is influenced by Mg content. Cement and Concrete Research, 99, 155-171. View this article in WRRO
- Response to the discussion by Hongyan Ma and Ying Li of the paper “Characterization of magnesium potassium phosphate cement blended with fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag”. Cement and Concrete Research.
- Bubble stabilisation improves strength of lightweight mortars.. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials, 170(CM3), 134-140. View this article in WRRO
- Phase diagrams for alkali-activated slag binders. Cement and Concrete Research, 95, 30-38. View this article in WRRO
- Outcomes of the RILEM round robin on degree of reaction of slag and fly ash in blended cements. International RILEM Conference on Materials Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering (MSSCE 2016), 50, 293-298. View this article in WRRO
- Alkali-activated materials. Cement and Concrete Research. View this article in WRRO
- Comparison of calorimetric methods for the assessment of slag cement hydration. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 1-7. View this article in WRRO
- Computational Modelling of Interactions between Gold Complexes and Silicates. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1101, 113-121. View this article in WRRO
- Gamma irradiation resistance of early age Ba(OH)2-Na2SO4-slag cementitious grouts. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 482, 266-277. View this article in WRRO
- Evaluation of activated high volume fly ash systems using Na2SO4, lime and quicklime in mortars with high loss on ignition fly ashes. Construction and Building Materials, 128, 248-255. View this article in WRRO
- On the use of the Jander equation in cement hydration modelling. RILEM Technical Letters, 1, 62-62. View this article in WRRO
- Calorimetric study of geopolymer binders based on natural pozzolan. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. View this article in WRRO
- Optimization of the MgO-SiO₂ binding system for fiber-cement production with cellulosic reinforcing elements. Materials & Design, 105, 251-261. View this article in WRRO
- Synthesis of stoichiometrically controlled reactive aluminosilicate and calcium-aluminosilicate powders. Powder Technology, 297, 17-33. View this article in WRRO
- Phase evolution of C-(N)-A-S-H/N-A-S-H gel blends investigated via alkali-activation of synthetic calcium aluminosilicate precursors. Cement and Concrete Research, 89, 120-135. View this article in WRRO
- Characterization of supplementary cementitious materials by thermal analysis. Materials and Structures, 50(1). View this article in WRRO
- Management and valorisation of wastes through use in producing alkali‐activated cement materials. Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology, 91(9), 2365-2388. View this article in WRRO
- Production and hydration of calcium sulfoaluminate-belite cements derived from aluminium anodising sludge. Construction and Building Materials, 122, 373-383. View this article in WRRO
- Toward an indexing approach to evaluate fly ashes for geopolymer manufacture. Cement and Concrete Research, 85, 163-173. View this article in WRRO
- Alkali-activation potential of biomass-coal co-fired fly ash. Cement and Concrete Composites, 73, 62-74. View this article in WRRO
- Magnesia-Based Cements: A Journey of 150 Years, and Cements for the Future?. Chemical Reviews, 116(7), 4170-4204. View this article in WRRO
- Alkali-activated slag cements produced with a blended sodium carbonate/sodium silicate activator. Advances in Cement Research, 28(4), 262-273. View this article in WRRO
- Corrigendum to “Thermodynamic modelling of alkali-activated slag-based cements” [Appl. Geochem. 61 (2015) 233–247]. Applied Geochemistry, 67, 186-186.
- Role of microstructure and surface defects on the dissolution kinetics of CeO2, a UO2 fuel analogue.. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(16), 10562-10571. View this article in WRRO
- Controlling the reaction kinetics of sodium carbonate-activated slag cements using calcined layered double hydroxides. Cement and Concrete Research, 81, 24-37. View this article in WRRO
- Phase evolution of Na2O–Al2O3–SiO2–H2O gels in synthetic aluminosilicate binders. Dalton Transactions, 45(13), 5521-5535. View this article in WRRO
- Structural evolution of an alkali sulfate activated slag cement. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 468, 97-104. View this article in WRRO
- A discussion of the papers “ Impact of hydrated magnesium carbonate additives on the carbonation of reactive MgO cements ” and “ Enhancing the carbonation of MgO cement porous blocks through improved curing conditions ”, by C. Unluer & A. Al-Tabbaa. Cement and Concrete Research, 79, 424-426. View this article in WRRO
- Valorisation of a kaolin mining waste for the production of geopolymers. Journal of Cleaner Production, 115, 265-272.
- Advances in understanding alkali-activated materials. Cement and Concrete Research, 78, 110-125. View this article in WRRO
- Computational modelling of gold complexes using density functional theory. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1073, 45-54.
- Editorial: Alkali-activated materials, geopolymers, concrete and sustainability. Magazine of Concrete Research, 67(21), 1125-1126.
- Stoichiometrically controlled C–(A)–S–H/N–A–S–H gel blends via alkali-activation of synthetic precursors. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 114(7), 372-377. View this article in WRRO
- Evolution of phase assemblage of blended magnesium potassium phosphate cement binders at 200° and 1000°C. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 114(7), 386-392. View this article in WRRO
- Cement and concrete science. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 114(7), 361-361.
- Thermodynamic modelling of alkali-activated slag cements. Applied Geochemistry, 61, 233-247. View this article in WRRO
- Editorial. Advances in Cement Research, 27(8), 433-433.
- Bubble stabilisation improves strength of lightweight mortars. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials, 1-7.
- Characterisation of magnesium potassium phosphate cements blended with fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag. Cement and Concrete Research, 74, 78-87. View this article in WRRO
- Mechanical, thermal insulation, thermal resistance and acoustic absorption properties of geopolymer foam concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites, 62, 97-105. View this article in WRRO
- Alkali-activated slag cements produced with a blended sodium carbonate/sodium silicate activator. Advances in Cement Research, 1-12.
- Structure and properties of binder gels formed in the system Mg(OH)2-SiO2-H2O for immobilisation of Magnox sludge. Dalton Transactions, 44(17), 8126-8137. View this article in WRRO
- Accelerated carbonation testing of alkali-activated slag/metakaolin blended concretes: effect of exposure conditions. Materials and Structures, 48(3), 653-669. View this article in WRRO
- Time-resolved yield stress measurement of evolving materials using a creeping sphere. Rheologica Acta, 54(5), 365-376. View this article in WRRO
- Gamma irradiation resistance of an early age slag-blended cement matrix for nuclear waste encapsulation. Journal of Materials Research, 30(9), 1563-1571. View this article in WRRO
- Editorial introduction – Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials special issue on chemically activated materials. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, 4(2), 73-73.
- Editorial. Advances in Cement Research, 27(8), 433-433. View this article in WRRO
- Performance at high temperature of alkali-activated slag pastes produced with silica fume and rice husk ash based activators. Materiales de Construccion, 65(318). View this article in WRRO
- Identification of the hydrate gel phases present in phosphate-modified calcium aluminate binders. Cement and Concrete Research, 70, 21-28. View this article in WRRO
- The Role of Al in Cross-Linking of Alkali-Activated Slag Cements. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 98(3), 996-1004. View this article in WRRO
- Effect of temperature and aluminium on calcium (alumino)silicate hydrate chemistry under equilibrium conditions. Cement and Concrete Research, 68, 83-93. View this article in WRRO
- One-part geopolymers based on thermally treated red Mud/NaOH blends. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 98(1), 5-11. View this article in WRRO
- Editorial. Materials and Structures, 48(3), 515-515.
- Milestones in the analysis of alkali-activated binders. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, 4(2), 74-84. View this article in WRRO
- Microstructure and durability of alkali-activated materials as key parameters for standardization. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, 4(2), 116-128. View this article in WRRO
- Physical characterization methods for supplementary cementitious materials. Materials and Structures, 48(11), 3675-3686.
- Determination of particle size, surface area, and shape of supplementary cementitious materials by different techniques. Materials and Structures, 48(11), 3687-3701.
- Role of carbonates in the chemical evolution of sodium carbonate-activated slag binders. Materials and Structures, 48(3), 517-529. View this article in WRRO
- A thermodynamic model for C-(N-)A-S-H gel: CNASH_ss. Derivation and validation. Cement and Concrete Research, 66, 27-47. View this article in WRRO
- Phosphate modification of calcium aluminate cement to enhance stability for immobilisation of metallic wastes. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 113(8), 453-459. View this article in WRRO
- Cementitious binders in the system Mg(OH)2–NaAlO2–SiO2–H2O. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 113(8), 496-501.
- Modelling the yield stress of ternary cement–slag–fly ash pastes based on particle size distribution. Powder Technology, 266, 203-209.
- Fly ash-based geopolymers: The relationship between composition, pore structure and efflorescence. Cement and Concrete Research, 64, 30-41.
- The effect of limestone on sodium hydroxide-activated metakaolin-based geopolymers. Construction and Building Materials, 66, 53-62.
- The interrelationship between surface chemistry and rheology in alkali activated slag paste. Construction and Building Materials, 65, 583-591.
- Characterisation of Ba(OH)2–Na2SO4–blast furnace slag cement-like composites for the immobilisation of sulfate bearing nuclear wastes. Cement and Concrete Research, 66, 64-74. View this article in WRRO
- Geopolymers and Related Alkali-Activated Materials. Annual Review of Materials Research, 44(1), 299-327.
- Corrosion of steel bars induced by accelerated carbonation in low and high calcium fly ash geopolymer concretes. Construction and Building Materials, 61, 79-89.
- Chemical characterisation of metakaolin and fly ash based geopolymers during exposure to solvents used in carbon capture. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 27, 255-266. View this article in WRRO
- Geopolymer foam concrete: An emerging material for sustainable construction. Construction and Building Materials, 56, 113-127.
- Effects of grinding on the preg-robbing behaviour of pyrophyllite. Hydrometallurgy, 146, 154-163.
- The effect of grinding mechanism on the preg-robbing of gold onto quartz. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 128, 1-5.
- MgO content of slag controls phase evolution and structural changes induced by accelerated carbonation in alkali-activated binders. Cement and Concrete Research, 57, 33-43. View this article in WRRO
- Distinctive microstructural features of aged sodium silicate-activated slag concretes. Cement and Concrete Research, 65, 41-51.
- The fate of iron in blast furnace slag particles during alkali-activation. Materials Chemistry and Physics.
- Durability of Alkali-Activated Materials: Progress and Perspectives. Journal of the American Ceramic Society.
- Using fly ash to partially substitute metakaolin in geopolymer synthesis. Applied Clay Science.
- Effect of molecular architecture of polycarboxylate ethers on plasticizing performance in alkali-activated slag paste. Journal of Materials Science, 1-12.
- Modification of phase evolution in alkali-activated blast furnace slag by the incorporation of fly ash. Cement and Concrete Composites, 45, 125-135.
- Geopolymers and other alkali activated materials: why, how, and what?. Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 47(1-2), 11-25.
- Inelastic neutron scattering analysis of the thermal decomposition of kaolinite to metakaolin. Chemical Physics, 427, 82-86.
- Gel nanostructure in alkali-activated binders based on slag and fly ash, and effects of accelerated carbonation. Cement and Concrete Research, 53, 127-144.
- Quantitative kinetic and structural analysis of geopolymers. Part 2. Thermodynamics of sodium silicate activation of metakaolin. Thermochimica Acta, 565, 163-171.
- In situ X-ray pair distribution function analysis of geopolymer gel nanostructure formation kinetics. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(22), 8573-8582.
- Structure of kaolinite and influence of stacking faults: Reconciling theory and experiment using inelastic neutron scattering analysis. Journal of Chemical Physics, 138(19).
- High-resolution X-ray diffraction and fluorescence microscopy characterization of alkali-activated slag-metakaolin binders. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 96(6), 1951-1957. View this article in WRRO
- Microstructural changes in alkali activated fly ash/slag geopolymers with sulfate exposure. Materials and Structures, 46(3), 361-373.
- Influence of fly ash on the water and chloride permeability of alkali-activated slag mortars and concretes. Construction and Building Materials, 48, 1187-1201.
- Natural carbonation of aged alkali-activated slag concretes. Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 1-15.
- Geopolymers based on spent catalyst residue from a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process. Fuel, 109, 493-502.
- Effects of grinding on the preg-robbing potential of quartz in an acidic chloride medium. Minerals Engineering, 52, 31-37.
- Drying-induced changes in the structure of alkali-activated pastes. Journal of Materials Science, 48(9), 3566-3577.
- Adsorption of gold on albite in acidic chloride media. Hydrometallurgy, 134-135, 32-39.
- In situ synchrotron X-ray pair distribution function analysis of the early stages of gel formation in metakaolin-based geopolymers. Applied Clay Science, 73(1), 17-25.
- Reduction of gold(III) chloride to gold(0) on silicate surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 389(1), 252-259.
- Effect of nanosilica-based activators on the performance of an alkali-activated fly ash binder. Cement and Concrete Composites, 35(1), 1-11.
- Generalized structural description of calcium-sodium aluminosilicate hydrate gels: the cross-linked substituted tobermorite model.. Langmuir, 29(17), 5294-5306. View this article in WRRO
- High-temperature performance of mortars and concretes based on alkali-activated slag/metakaolin blends. Materiales de Construccion, 62(308), 471-488. View this article in WRRO
- Nanostructural characterization of geopolymers by advanced beamline techniques. Cement and Concrete Composites, 36(1), 56-64. View this article in WRRO
- ChemInform Abstract: Tailoring Geopolymer Structure to Improve Material Performance. ChemInform, 43(4), no-no.
- Quantitative study of the reactivity of fly ash in geopolymerization by FTIR. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, 1(4), 154-166.
- Dilatometry of geopolymers as a means of selecting desirable fly ash sources. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 358(16), 1930-1937.
- Molecular mechanisms responsible for the structural changes occurring during geopolymerization: Multiscale simulation. AIChE Journal, 58(7), 2241-2253.
- Quantitative kinetic and structural analysis of geopolymers. Part 1. the activation of metakaolin with sodium hydroxide. Thermochimica Acta, 539, 23-33.
- Comment on E. Prud'Homme et al., "structural characterization of geomaterial foams - Thermal behavior", J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 2011. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 358(3), 715-716.
- Comment on "structure-directing role of counterions in the initial stage of zeolite synthesis". Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116(1), 1619-1621.
- Efflorescence control in geopolymer binders based on natural pozzolan. Cement and Concrete Composites, 34(1), 25-33.
- Stabilization of low-modulus sodium silicate solutions by alkali substitution. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(5), 2483-2486.
- Thermal activation of albite for the synthesis of one-part mix geopolymers. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 95(2), 565-572.
- X-ray microtomography shows pore structure and tortuosity in alkali-activated binders. Cement and Concrete Research, 42(6), 855-864.
- Activation of metakaolin/slag blends using alkaline solutions based on chemically modified silica fume and rice husk ash. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 3(1), 99-108.
- Technical and commercial progress in the adoption of geopolymer cement. Minerals Engineering, 29, 89-104.
- Engineering and durability properties of concretes based on alkali-activated granulated blast furnace slag/metakaolin blends. Construction and Building Materials, 33, 99-108.
- Acid resistance of inorganic polymer binders. 1. Corrosion rate. Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 45(1-2), 1-14.
- Performance of alkali-activated slag mortars exposed to acids. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, 1(3), 138-151. View this article in WRRO
- Accelerated carbonation testing of alkali-activated binders significantly underestimates service life: The role of pore solution chemistry. Cement and Concrete Research, 42(10), 1317-1326. View this article in WRRO
- The use of XANES to clarify issues related to bonding environments in metakaolin: A discussion of the paper S. Sperinck et al., "dehydroxylation of kaolinite to metakaolin-a molecular dynamics study," J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 2118-2125. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(19), 7007-7010.
- The effect of silica availability on the mechanism of geopolymerisation. Cement and Concrete Research, 41(3), 210-216.
- Durability of fly ash/GGBFS based geopolymers exposed to carbon capture solvents. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 110(8), 446-452.
- Evolution of local structure in geopolymer gels: An in situ neutron pair distribution function analysis. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94(10), 3532-3539.
- Evolution of binder structure in sodium silicate-activated slag-metakaolin blends. Cement and Concrete Composites, 33(1), 46-54.
- Density functional modelling of silicate and aluminosilicate dimerisation solution chemistry. Dalton Transactions, 40(6), 1348-1355.
- Effect of temperature on the local structure of Kaolinite intercalated with potassium acetate. Chemistry of Materials, 23(2), 188-199.
- Comment on "thermodynamics of solvent extraction of rhenium with trioctyl amine" (Fang, D.-w.; Gu, X.-j.; Xiong, Y.; Yue, S.; Li, J.; Zang. S.-l. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2010, 55, 424-427) and "studies on solvent extraction of perrhenate with trialkylamine by debye-hückel and pitzer equations". Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 56(3), 686-687.
- Real-time high-resolution X-ray imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance study of the hydration of pure and Na-doped C3A in the presence of sulfates. Inorganic Chemistry, 50(4), 1203-1212.
- Time-resolved and spatially-resolved infrared spectroscopic observation of seeded nucleation controlling geopolymer gel formation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 357(2), 384-392.
- Mechanical and thermal characterisation of geopolymers based on silicate-activated metakaolin/slag blends. Journal of Materials Science, 46(16), 5477-5486.
- Quantitative mechanistic modeling of silica solubility and precipitation during the initial period of zeolite synthesis. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(20), 9879-9888.
- Advances in alternative cementitious binders. Cement and Concrete Research, 41(12), 1232-1243.
- Gold sorption by silicates in acidic and alkaline chloride media. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 100(3-4), 149-156.
- Hard X-ray nanotomography of amorphous aluminosilicate cements. Scripta Materialia, 65(4), 316-319.
- ChemInform Abstract: Geopolymerization of Solid Waste: Technical and Commercial Progress. ChemInform, 41(19).
- Chemical research and climate change as drivers in the commercial adoption of alkali activated materials. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1(1), 145-155.
- Pore solution composition and alkali diffusion in inorganic polymer cement. Cement and Concrete Research, 40(9), 1386-1392.
- Effect of alumina release rate on the mechanism of geopolymer gel formation. Chemistry of Materials, 22(18), 5199-5208.
- Discussion of C. Li et al., "a review: The comparison between alkali-activated slag (Si + Ca) and metakaolin (Si + Al) cements". Cement and Concrete Research, 40(12), 1766-1767.
- The effects of temperature on the local structure of metakaolin-based geopolymer binder: A neutron pair distribution function investigation. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 93(10), 3486-3492.
- The role of particle technology in developing sustainable construction materials. Advanced Powder Technology, 21(1), 2-7.
- Density functional modeling of the local structure of kaolinite subjected to thermal dehydroxylation. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114(14), 4988-4996.
- Combining density functional theory (DFT) and pair distribution function (PDF) analysis to solve the structure of metastable materials: The case of metakaolin. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12(13), 3239-3245.
- Effect of silicate modulus and metakaolin incorporation on the carbonation of alkali silicate-activated slags. Cement and Concrete Research, 40(6), 898-907.
- Discussion of Y. Zhang et al., "Study of ion cluster reorientation process of geopolymerisation reaction using semi-empirical AM1 calculations," Cem Concr Res 39(12): 1174-1179; 2009. Cement and Concrete Research, 40(5), 827-828.
- Microscopy and microanalysis of inorganic polymer cements. 2: The gel binder. Journal of Materials Science, 44(2), 620-631.
- Microscopy and microanalysis of inorganic polymer cements. 1: Remnant fly ash particles. Journal of Materials Science, 44(2), 608-619.
- Correlating mechanical and thermal properties of sodium silicate-fly ash geopolymers. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 336(1-3), 57-63.
- Generalized biaxial shearing of MQMAS NMR spectra. Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 200(1), 167-172.
- What is the structure of kaolinite? Reconciling theory and experiment. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 113(19), 6756-6765.
- Spatial distribution of pores in fly ash-based inorganic polymer gels visualised by Wood's metal intrusion. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 126(1-2), 32-39.
- High-resolution Nanoprobe X-ray fluorescence characterization of heterogeneous calcium and heavy metal distributions in alkali-activated fly ash. Langmuir, 25(19), 11897-11904.
- Effect of calcium silicate sources on geopolymerisation. Cement and Concrete Research, 38(4), 554-564.
- Geopolymerisation kinetics. 3. Effects of Cs and Sr salts. Chemical Engineering Science, 63(18), 4480-4489.
- Atomic structure of a cesium aluminosilicate geopolymer: A pair distribution function study. Chemistry of Materials, 20(14), 4768-4776.
- Modeling silica nanoparticle dissolution in TPAOH-TEOS-H2O solutions. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112(38), 14769-14775.
- Geopolymers for immobilization of Cr6+, Cd2+, and Pb2+. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 157(2-3), 587-598.
- Carbonate mineral addition to metakaolin-based geopolymers. Cement and Concrete Composites, 30(10), 979-985.
- One-part geopolymer mixes from geothermal silica and sodium aluminate. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 47(23), 9396-9405.
- Designing precursors for geopolymer cements. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 91(12), 3864-3869.
- The role of sulfide in the immobilization of Cr(VI) in fly ash geopolymers. Cement and Concrete Research, 38(5), 681-688.
- The mechanism of geopolymer gel formation investigated through seeded nucleation. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 318(1-3), 97-105.
- Structural evolution of fly ash based geopolymers in alkaline environments. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 47(9), 2991-2999.
- Attenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared analysis of fly ash geopolymer gel aging. Langmuir, 23(15), 8170-8179.
- Reaction mechanisms in the geopolymeric conversion of inorganic waste to useful products. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 139(3), 506-513.
- Journal of Materials Science: Editorial. Journal of Materials Science, 42(9), 2915-2916.
- Geopolymerisation kinetics. 1. In situ energy-dispersive X-ray diffractometry. Chemical Engineering Science, 62(9), 2309-2317.
- Geopolymer technology: The current state of the art. Journal of Materials Science, 42(9), 2917-2933.
- Geopolymerisation kinetics. 2. Reaction kinetic modelling. Chemical Engineering Science, 62(9), 2318-2329.
- Direct measurement of the kinetics of geopolymerisation by in-situ energy dispersive X-ray diffractometry. Journal of Materials Science, 42(9), 2974-2981.
- The role of inorganic polymer technology in the development of 'green concrete'. Cement and Concrete Research, 37(12), 1590-1597.
- In situ ATR-FTIR study of the early stages of fly ash geopolymer gel formation. Langmuir, 23(17), 9076-9082.
- 39K NMR of free potassium in geopolymers. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 45(26), 9208-9210.
- Silica nanoparticle formation in the TPAOH-TEOS-H2O system: A population balance model. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(7), 3098-3108.
- 29Si NMR study of structural ordering in aluminosilicate geopolymer gels. Langmuir, 21(7), 3028-3036.
- Statistical thermodynamic model for Si/Al ordering in amorphous aluminosilicates. Chemistry of Materials, 17(11), 2976-2986.
- Modeling multicomponent ion exchange: Application of the single-parameter binary system model. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 44(7), 2250-2257.
- Do geopolymers actually contain nanocrystalline zeolites? a reexamination of existing results. Chemistry of Materials, 17(12), 3075-3085.
- Understanding the relationship between geopolymer composition, microstructure and mechanical properties. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 269(1-3), 47-58.
- The role of mathematical modelling and gel chemistry in advancing geopolymer technology. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 83(7 A), 853-860.
- Modeling speciation in highly concentrated alkaline silicate solutions. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 44(23), 8899-8908.
- Single-parameter model for binary ion-exchange equilibria. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 43(24), 7870-7879.
- A kinetic model for the acid-oxygen pressure leaching of Ni-Cu matte. Hydrometallurgy, 70(1-3), 83-99.
- Editorial: 2022 Retrospective: structural materials. Frontiers in Materials, 11, 1401396.
- Investigating the retarding effect of CAC in alkali-activated cements. Frontiers in Materials, 10, 1212177.
- Editorial: Editors’ showcase: structural materials. Frontiers in Materials, 10, 1229002.
- Future perspectives for alkali-activated materials: from existing standards to structural applications. RILEM Technical Letters, 7, 159-177.
- Effect of Impurities on the Decarbonization of Calcium Carbonate Using Aqueous Sodium Hydroxide. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
- Early-age characterisation of Portland cement by impedance spectroscopy. Advances in Cement Research, 1-36.
- Time-resolved 3D characterisation of early-age microstructural development of Portland cement. Journal of Materials Science.
- Decarbonisation of calcium carbonate in sodium hydroxide solutions under ambient conditions: effect of residence time and mixing rates. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.
- Characterization of an aged alkali-activated slag roof tile after 30 years of exposure to Northern Scandinavian weather. RSC Advances, 12(40), 25822-25832.
- Synthesis of Ca(OH)2 and Na2CO3 through anion exchange between CaCO3 and NaOH: effect of reaction temperature. RSC Advances, 12(49), 32070-32081.
- Characterization of and Structural Insight into Struvite-K, MgKPO4·6H2O, an Analogue of Struvite. Inorganic Chemistry.
- Blast furnace slag-Mg(OH)2 cements activated by sodium carbonate. RSC Advances, 8(41), 23101-23118. View this article in WRRO
- The Interfacial Transition Zone in Alkali-Activated Slag Mortars. Frontiers in Materials, 2.
- Composition–solubility–structure relationships in calcium (alkali) aluminosilicate hydrate (C-(N,K-)A-S-H). Dalton Transactions, 44(30), 13530-13544. View this article in WRRO
- Grand Challenges in Structural Materials. Frontiers in Materials, 2.
- El contenido de agua modifica el desarrollo estructural de cementantes de escoria activada con metasilicato de sodio. Revista ALCONPAT, 5(1), 31-43.
- Layered double hydroxides modify the reaction of sodium silicate-activated slag cements. Green Materials. View this article in WRRO
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- Structure of Portland cement pastes blended with sonicated silica fume. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 24(10), 1295-1304. View this article in WRRO
- Mimicking Biosintering: The Identification of Highly Condensed Surfaces in Bioinspired Silica Materials. Langmuir. View this article in WRRO
Chapters
- An Early Trial on Milling 3D Printed Concrete Geometries: Observations and Insights of the Process, RILEM Bookseries (pp. 9-14). Springer International Publishing
- Cement-based stabilization/solidification of radioactive waste, Low Carbon Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes (pp. 407-431). Elsevier
- Steel Reinforcement in Slag Containing Binders and Its Susceptibility to Chloride-Induced Corrosion, RILEM Bookseries (pp. 295-303). Springer International Publishing
- Geopolymers and Other Alkali-Activated Materials, Lea's Chemistry of Cement and Concrete (pp. 779-805). Elsevier
- Cement, Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series (pp. 107-108). Springer International Publishing
- Metakaolin, RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports (pp. 153-179). Springer International Publishing
- From NORM by-products to building materials, Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Construction (pp. 183-252). Elsevier
- Leaching assessment as a component of environmental safety and durability analyses for NORM containing building materials, Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Construction (pp. 253-288). Elsevier
- Activated Hybrid Cementitious System Using Portland Cement and Fly Ash with Na2SO4, Concrete Durability (pp. 139-144). Springer International Publishing
- Optimum Green Concrete Using Different High Volume Fly Ash Activated Systems, Concrete Durability (pp. 145-153). Springer International Publishing
- Cement, Selective Neck Dissection for Oral Cancer (pp. 1-3). Springer International Publishing
- Alternative inorganic binders based on alkali-activated metallurgical slags, Sustainable and Nonconventional Construction Materials using Inorganic Bonded Fiber Composites (pp. 185-220). Elsevier
- Alternative inorganic binders based on alkali-activated metallurgical slags, Sustainable and Nonconventional Construction Materials using Inorganic Bonded Fiber Composites (pp. 185-220).
- Alumina, Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials (pp. 17-19). Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Alkali-activated Binders and Concretes: The Path to Standardization, Geopolymer Binder Systems (pp. 185-195). ASTM International
- Nanostructure/microstructure of metakaolin geopolymers In Provis JL & van Deventer JSJ (Ed.), Geopolymers: Structure, Processing, Properties and Industrial Applications (pp. 72-88). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead.
- Activating solution chemistry for geopolymers In Provis JL & van Deventer JSJ (Ed.), Geopolymers: Structure, Processing, Properties and Industrial Applications (pp. 50-71). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead.
- Immobilization of toxic waste in geopolymers In Provis JL & van Deventer JSJ (Ed.), Geopolymers: Structure, Processing, Properties and Industrial Applications (pp. 423-442). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead.
- Introduction to geopolymers In Provis JL & van Deventer JSJ (Ed.), Geopolymers: Structure, Processing, Properties and Industrial Applications (pp. 1-11). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead.
- Geopolymer synthesis kinetics In Provis JL & van Deventer JSJ (Ed.), Geopolymers: Structure, Processing, Properties and Industrial Applications (pp. 118-136). Cambridge, UK: Woodhead.
- A Conceptual Model for Solid-Gel Transformations in Partially Reacted Geopolymeric Systems, Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites X (pp. 47-70). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Conference proceedings papers
- Carbonation Rate of Alkali-Activated Concretes: Effects of Compositional Parameters and Carbonation Conditions (pp 1029-1037)
- RILEM TC 281-CCC Working Group 6: Carbonation of Alkali Activated Concrete—Preliminary Results of a Literature Survey and Data Analysis (pp 667-676)
- Innovation in cements—can we meet future construction needs sustainably?. CIGOS 2021, Emerging Technologies and Applications for Green Infrastructure : Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Structures (pp 29-36). Ha Long, Vietnam, 28 October 2021 - 29 October 2021.
- Chloride-induced corrosion of steel embedded in alkali-activated materials: state of the art. 5th Symposium on Doctoral Studies in Civil Engineering
- Outcomes of the round robin tests of RILEM TC 247-DTA on the durability of alkali-activated concrete. MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol. 199, 19 November 2018 - 21 November 2018. View this article in WRRO
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- Leaching of Nirex Reference Vault Backfill cement by clay, granite and saline groundwaters. MRS Advances, Vol. 3(21) (pp 1175-1180), 30 October 2017 - 3 November 2017. View this article in WRRO
- Alkali-Activation of Calcined Clays – Past, Present and Future (pp 372-376) View this article in WRRO
- Structural Ordering of Aged and Hydrothermally Cured Metakaolin Based Potassium Geopolymers (pp 232-237) View this article in WRRO
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- Metakaolin-Based Geopolymers for Nuclear Waste Encapsulation. Calcined Clays for Sustainable Concrete, Vol. 16 (pp 183-188). Dordrecht, 5 December 2017 - 7 December 2017. View this article in WRRO
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- Interactions between Simulant Vitrified Nuclear Wastes and high pH solutions: A Natural Analogue Approach. MRS Advances, Vol. 2(12) (pp 669-674) View this article in WRRO
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- Critical thinking on efflorescence in alkali activated cement (AAC). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering (PLSE 2015)
- Characterising the Reaction of Metakaolin in an Alkaline Environment by XPS, and Time- and Spatially-Resolved FTIR Spectroscopy (pp 299-304)
- Green concrete or red herring? – future of alkali-activated materials. Advances in Applied Ceramics, Vol. 113(8) (pp 472-477)
- Ultra Optimum Green Concrete Using High Volume Fly Ash Systems. MRS Proceedings, Vol. 1612 (pp imrc2013-s4b-p002). Mexico
- Effect of ground granulated blast furnace slag particle size distribution on paste rheology: A preliminary model. AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1542 (pp 1094-1097)
- Non-traditional ("geopolymer") cements and concretes for construction of large CCS equipment. Energy Procedia, Vol. 4 (pp 2058-2065)
- What controls the durability of geopolymer binders and concretes?. Concrete under Severe Conditions: Environment and Loading - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions, CONSEC'10, Vol. 2 (pp 1535-1542)
- Analysing and Manipulating the Nanostructure of Geopolymers (pp 113-118)
- Ewald summation and reaction field methods for potentials with atomic charges, dipoles, and polarizabilities. The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 112(14) (pp 6152-6160)
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Posters
Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries
- Alumina. In Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
- Reaction engineering in metallurgical processing. In Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (Vol 31). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH.
Preprints
- Alkali-Activated Materials: State-of-the-Art Report, RILEM TC 224-AAM. Dordrecht: Springer/RILEM.
- Research group
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PDRAs
- Dr Jesus Rodríguez Sanchez (KTP Associate)
- Dr Sam Ghazizadeh
- Dr Maryam Derkani (KTP Associate)
- Dr Antonia S. Yorkshire
PhD students
- Laura Stefanini
- Gaone Koma
- Han Zhao
- Shaun Nelson
- Daniel Geddes
- Sarah A. Kearney
- Aldo F. Sosa Gallardo
- Cassandre Le Galliard
- Tamara Chidiac
- Grants
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Key projects:
- Development and characterisation of novel cements and concretes, including collaboration with leading producers of geopolymer cement and concrete nationally and internationally
- Durability analysis and standardisation of alkali-activated cements and concretes, including leadership of RILEM Technical Committees
- Innovation and scientific insight related to cementation of nuclear wastes
- Local structural analysis of aluminosilicates via advanced beamline techniques, leading to the first detailed nanoscale understanding of the chemistry of geopolymer binders, and to the availability of novel tools and methodologies for nanostructural analysis
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Secretary, Technical Committee 224-AAM (2009-2012)
- Member, Technical Committee 238-SCM (2011-7)
- Chair, Technical Committee 247-DTA (2012-8)
- Member, Technical Committee 267-TRM
- Member, Technical Committee 281-CCC
- Member, Technical Committee 282-CCL
- Deputy chair, Technical Committee 283-CAM
- Invited Expert Member, Technical Activities Committee – since 2016)
- Senior Member of RILEM
- Chartered Engineer
- Fellow of the American Ceramic Society
- Fellow of the Institute of Concrete Technology
- Fellow of IoM3
- Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College
- Member of the American Concrete Institute; Voting Member of Technical Committees 236 (Materials Science of Concrete) – since 2013; and 242 (Alternative Cements)
- Member of ASTM International; Voting Member of Committee C01
- Member of the UN Environment 10YFP SBC
- Associate Editor of Cement and Concrete Research
- Associate Editor of Materials & Structures
- RILEM Robert L’Hermite Medal 2013 – awarded annually to the best researcher under 40 years of age, in the areas of construction materials, systems and structures
- Australian Research Council DORA Award, 2012
- Brian Robinson Fellowship (Banksia Foundation, Australia), 2009
- Australian Research Council APD fellowship, 2008-2011
- Fulbright Scholar to the USA, 2004-5
- Peer Review Advisory Board, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
- Reviewer for more than 80 international journals, and grant funding agencies in more than 15 nations
- Videos
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