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The present paper highlights the high strength of inorganic polymer (geopolymer) prepared from industrial solid waste. Fly ash (industrial solid waste) was used as the starting raw materials and a solution of sodium hydroxide solutions and sodium silicate solutions were used as alkaline activators. The concentration of the sodium hydroxide solutions is maintained at 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 molars, and the ratio of sodium hydroxide to sodium silicate solution is maintained at 1. The alkaline solutions were mixed with fly ash powder, followed by casting at room temperature. The as cast geopolymer samples were artificially cured at 60ºC for a fixed time of 50 h. Mechanical testing of cured geopolymer specimens was carried out and the maximum value of compressive strength (73 MPa), flexural strength (14.1 MPa) and Vickers hardness (153.33 HV) were achieved. The achieved data were confirmed by characterizing the specimens by FESEM-EDS, TEM and FTIR techniques as well. Further, the water absorption test and the durability test of geopolymer specimens under 5% HNO3, H2SO4, HCl, and NaCl solutions were done.
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This research work was supported by the Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development (IERP), Government of India, for supporting the project entitled ‘‘Production of Geopolymer based construction material from Fly ash: An industrial waste.’’ grant number GBPI/IERP/17-18/44 dated 28th march 2018. The fly ash used in this research work was supplied by Mr. Ekonthung Ngullie ((DGM) and his team from NTPC Bongaigaon, Assam, India. The author also acknowledges the Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Tripura University for the FTIR facility and the Central Instrumentation Centre, Tripura University for the FESEM facility.
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Das, D., Rout, P.K. Synthesis of Inorganic Polymeric Materials from Industrial Solid Waste. Silicon 15, 1771–1791 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-022-02116-5
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