Browsing School of Materials Engineering (Articles) by Subject "Kaolin"

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    • Application of clay - based geopolymer in brick production: A review 

      Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohd Izzat, Ahmad (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      This paper reviews and summarizes the current knowledge and application of clay as a geopolymer material in production of geopolymer brick. As we understand, the nature of source materials give a significant impact to the ...

    • Application of clay - based geopolymer in brick production: a review 

      Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin; Mohammed, Binhussain; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Mohd Izzat, Ahmad (Trans Tech Publications/Scientific.Net, 2012-12)
      This paper reviews and summarizes the current knowledge and application of clay as a geopolymer material in production of geopolymer brick. As we understand, the nature of source materials give a significant impact to the ...

    • Curing Behavior on kaolin-based geopolymers 

      Cheng, Yong Heah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Gen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Mohammed, Hussain; Luqman, Musa; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Che Ghazali; Liew, Y. M. (Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland., 2012)
      This paper aims at investigating the influence of curing process on kaolin-based geopolymers. Kaolin-based geopolymers were prepared by the alkali-activation of kaolin with alkali activating solution (mixture of NaOH and ...

    • Effect of alkali concentration on mechanical properties of kaolin geopolymers 

      Heah, Cheng Yong; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Gen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Mohammed, Husain; Luqman, Musa; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Liew, Yun Ming (Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering, 2012)
      Alkali concentration is the most significant factor in geopolymerization process that must be taken into consideration during the synthesis of kaolin geopolymers. The kaolin geopolymers were prepared by mixing kaolin and ...

    • Effect of alkali concentration on mechanical properties of kaolin geopolymers 

      Heah, Cheng Yong; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Liew, Yun Ming (Procema SA, 2012)
      Alkali concentration is the most significant factor in geopolymerization process that must be taken into consideration during the synthesis of kaolin geopolymers. The kaolin geopolymers were prepared by mixing kaolin and ...

    • Effect of mechanical activation on kaolin-based geopolymers 

      Cheng, Yong Heah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Gen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Mohammed, Hussain; Luqman, Musa; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Liew, Y. M. (Trans Tech Publications, 2012)
      Raw materials kaolin was subjected to mechanical modification; the effect of the mechanical activation of kaolin on the compressive strength and morphological properties of the geopolymers has been studied. Mechanical ...

    • Effect of melting temperatures on the crystallization and densification of 2.8MgO•1.5Al2O3•5SiO2 glass-ceramic synthesized from mainly talc and kaolin 

      Banjuraizah, Johar; Hasmaliza, Mohamad; Zainal Ariffin, Ahmad (Elsevier B. V., 2010-02-03)
      Single phase α-cordierite with low sintering temperature was produced from 2.8MgO·1.5Al2O3·5SiO2 chemical formulation using mainly talc and kaolin. The effect of melting temperature to the densification, crystallization ...

    • Effect on strength and hardness of clay ceramic substrate after treatment using koalin based geopolymer glaze 

      Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Liyana, Jamaludin; Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya; Alida, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      Geopolymerization is an alternative for ceramic industry by using clay based material such as kaolin or calcined kaolin geopolymer. Geopolymer paste is initially produced by alkaline activation of calcined kaolin with NaOH ...

    • General properties of kaolin geopolymers 

      Heah, Cheng Yong; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Liew, Yun Ming (American Scientific Publishers, 2013-01)
      This paper reported the properties of kaolin geopolymers in term of the bulk density, compressive strength, qualitative observation and SEM analysis of the kaolin geopolymers. Kaolin geopolymers were synthesized through ...

    • Influence of oxide molar ratios on kaolin geopolymers 

      Heah, Cheng Yong; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Liew, Yun Ming (American Scientific Publishers, 2013-12)
      Oxide molar ratios are the main key parameter determining the performance of a kaolin geopolymers. The kaolin composition and various mixture proportions will lead to different oxide molar ratios in geopolymer system. In ...

    • Investigating the possibility of utilization of kaolin and the potential of metakaolin to produce green cement for construction purposes-A review 

      Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Liew, Y. M.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, I.; Heah, Cheng Yong (INSInet Publication, 2011-09)
      Geopolymers are inorganic alkali aluminosilicate gels, formed from reaction of mineral clays or aluminosilicate-bearing industrial wastes, and treated with alkali silicate solution at 40-80°C. Geopolymers have been studied ...

    • Kaolin-based geopolymers with various NaOH concentrations 

      Heah, Cheng Yong; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Liew, Yun Ming (Springer Verlag, 2013-03)
      Kaolin geopolymers were produced by the alkali-activation of kaolin with an activator solution (a mixture of NaOH and sodium silicate solutions). The NaOH solution was prepared at a concentration of 6-14 mol/L and was mixed ...

    • New processing method of kaolin-based geopolymer brick by using geopolymer brick machine 

      Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Izzat, Ahmad; Alida, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2014-01)
      With increased activity in construction, deficiency of building materials and construction waste improvements have encouraged the development of new building materials. Conventional construction bricks are usually made ...

    • Potential application of kaolin without calcine as greener concrete: A review 

      Cheng, Yong Heah; Hazlinda, Kamarudin; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr; Liew, Y. M. (INSInet Publications, 2011-07)
      Kaolin is a white raw material that has an essential constituent which makes it ideal for industrial applications such as green concrete. Based on a historical review, it appears that green polymeric composites created by ...

    • Reviews on the different sources materials to the geopolymer performance 

      S. N. Fifinatasha; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Zarina, Yahya; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Liyana, Jamaludin (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      Geopolymer is manufactured from the aluminosilicate source material in example fly ash, silica fume, kaolin, ground granulate blast slag (GGBS), boiler ash and volcano ash reactivated via alkaline solution. But the different ...

    • Strength and microstructural properties of mechanically-activated kaolin geopolymers 

      Cheng, Yong Heah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Mohammed, Bnhussain; Luqman, Musa; Khairul Nizar, Ismail; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Liew, Yun Ming (Trans Tech Publications, 2012-12)
      Kaolin geopolymers exhibit low strength properties due to its plate-like nature which contribute to smaller surface area for geopolymerization reactions. Layered kaolin structure only allows very little, if any, substitution ...

    • Study on properties and morphology of kaolin based geopolymer coating on clay substrates 

      Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Siti Salwa, M.S.; Alida, Abdullah; Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Azlin, S.S. (Trans Tech Publications, 2013-12)
      The application of geopolymer as a coating was not widely explored by other researchers and therefore the study of kaolin based geopolymer coating applied on different types of clay substrate (unsintered and sintered) was ...

    • Study on solids-to-liquid and alkaline activator ratios on kaolin-based geopolymers 

      Cheng, Yong Heah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Gen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Mohammed, Hussain; Luqman, Musa; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Liew, Yun Ming (Elsevier Ltd., 2012-10)
      Kaolin and alkali activator were mixed with the solids-to-liquid ratios in range of 0.60-1.20 (Al 2O 3/Na 2O molar ratio of 0.63-1.27). Sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide ranged between 0.16 and 0.36 (SiO 2/Na 2O molar ...