Mechanism and Chemical Reaction of Fly Ash Geopolymer Cement- A Review

A.M. Mustafa Al Bakri (), H. Kamarudin, M. Bnhussain, I. Khairul Nizar and W.I.W. Mastura
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A.M. Mustafa Al Bakri: Senior Lecturer , School Of Materials Engineering Universiti Malaysia Perlis , Malaysia
H. Kamarudin: School of Material Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis , Malaysia
M. Bnhussain: King Abdul Aziz City Science and Technology (KACST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
I. Khairul Nizar: School of Environmental Engineering,Universiti Malaysia Perlis , Malaysia
W.I.W. Mastura: School of Material Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis , Malaysia

Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2011, vol. 1, issue 5, pages 247-253

Abstract: This paper presents the work carried out on the chemical reaction, mechanism, role of materials, applications and microstructure of fly ash geopolymer cement. Geopolymeris a type of amorphous alumino-silicate cementitious material. Geopolymer can besynthesized by polycondensation reaction of geopolymeric precursor, and alkalipolysilicates. Literature demonstrates that the exact geopolymerization mechanism is not well understood because the geopolymerization process involves a substantially fast chemical reaction. However, the most proposed mechanism includes three stages:(1) dissolution of Si and Al atoms from the source material through the action of hydroxide ions, (2) transportation or orientation or condensation of precursor ions into monomers, (3) setting or polycondensation/polymerisation of monomers intopolymeric structures. Every materials used in geopolymer cement have their own function and role to create a chemical reaction and mechanism. The atomic ratio Si:Alin the polysialate structure determines the application fields. A low ratio Si:Al (1,2,3)initiates a 3D-Network that is very rigid. A high ratio Si:Al, higher than 15, provide spolymeric character to the geopolymeric material.

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Date: 2011
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