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Alkali-Activated Materials in Environmental Technology Applications
This book provides an overview on environmental technology applications of alkali-activated materials (including geopolymers)
Tero Luukkonen (Edited by)
9780323884389, Elsevier Science
Paperback / softback, published 9 August 2022
456 pages, 200 illustrations (20 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 1 kg
Alkali-activated materials, including geopolymers, are being studied at an increasing pace for various high-value applications. The main drivers for this emerging interest include the low-energy, low-cost, and readily up-scalable manufacturing process; the possibility to utilize industrial wastes and by-products as raw materials; and beneficial material properties comparable to conventional materials. It has already been verified that alkali-activated materials are very versatile in environmental technology applications for pollution control. The current research in the field focuses on advanced manufacturing methods, material properties, and applications, for example, additive manufacturing, modification of surface chemistry, CO2 capture, and green catalysis. Alkali-Activated Materials in Environmental Technology Applications discusses what novel possibilities alkali-activated materials provide in comparison to conventional materials (such as high-temperature ceramics, synthetic zeolites, or organic polymers). The specific environmental applications that are covered include water and wastewater treatment, air pollution control, stabilization/solidification of hazardous wastes, and catalysts in chemical processes. In addition, preparation methods, material properties, and the chemistry of alkali-activated materials are revisited from the viewpoint of environmental technology applications. This book also discusses how well alkali-activated materials fit under the concepts of green chemistry and circular economy and how the life cycle analysis of these materials compares to conventional materials.
1. Alkali-activated materials in environmental technology: Introduction 2. Chemistry and materials science of alkali-activated materials 3. Geopolymeric nanomaterials SECTION 1 Fabrication of alkali-activated materials for environmental applications 4. Highly porous alkali-activated materials 5. Granulation techniques of geopolymers and alkali-activated materials 6. Surface chemistry of alkali-activated materials and how to modify it SECTION 2 Water and wastewater treatment 7. Alkali-activated materials as adsorbents for water and wastewater treatment 8. Alkali-activated materials as photocatalysts for aqueous pollutant degradation 9. Alkali-activated membranes and membrane supports 10. Alkali-activated materials in passive pH control of wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion SECTION 3 Air pollution control 11. Alkali-activated materials in catalytic air pollution control 12. Adsorption of gaseous pollutants by alkali-activated materials SECTION 4 Solid waste management 13. Solidification/stabilization of hazardous wastes by alkali activation 14. In situ sediment remediation with alkali-activated materials SECTION 5 Other environmental applications 15. Antimicrobial alkali-activated materials 16. Alkali-activated materials as catalysts in chemical processes SECTION 6 Sustainability and commercialization 17. Environmental performance of alkali activated materials in comparison to conventional materials in environmental technology applications 18. Drivers and barriers for productization of alkali-activated materials in environmental technology
Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]
