A conceptual design of two-stream alkali-activated materials

To properly control the reaction kinetics and fresh properties evolution in conventional alkali-activated materials (AAMs), a conceptual design of two-stream AAMs has been proposed in this study. This is achieved by dividing the solid and liquid components in AAMs, including blast furnace slag (BFS) and electric arc furnace slag (EFS)...

Effect of High-Range Water-Reducing Admixtures on Alkali-Activated Slag Concrete

The rapid workability loss of alkali-activated materials (AAM) has been a major obstacle limiting its onsite application. In this study, two conventional SPs (made of polynaphthalene sulfonate (PNS) and lignosulfonate (LS) salts), which have been reported to be effective in some specific AAM mixtures were separately applied in alkali...

Rheology of alkali-activated slag pastes: New insight from microstructural investigations by cryo-SEM

This study aims to interpret the early-stage rheology of alkali-activated slag (AAS) paste from microstructure perspectives. The microstructures visualized by cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) revealed the essential distinction between hydroxide and silicate-activated slag pastes. The hydroxide-based mixture showed typical...

Ultraviolet-vacuum ultraviolet photoluminescence and x ray radioluminescence of Ce3+-doped Ba3MgSi2O8

Ce3+-doped Ba3MgSi2O8 phosphors were prepared by a solid-state reaction route. The photoluminescence properties in the vacuum ultraviolet-vis spectral range and the x ray excited radioluminescence were investigated. Ce3+ ions were found to enter three different sites in the host lattice. Five excitation bands and two emission bands of Ce(1)3+...