Development of Geopolymer from Pond Ash-Thermal Power Plant Waste

8Applications, Challenges and Opportunities of Geopolymer Materials

Ashis Kumar Samal¹, Muktikanta Panigrahi²*, Ratan Indu Ganguly³ and Radha Raman Dash⁴

¹Department of Civil Engineering, Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology University, Gunupur, India

²PG Department of Materials Science, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Keonjhar Campus, Odisha, India

³Department of Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raurkela, Odisha, India

⁴CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Abstract

With their unique and favorable performance, geopolymer materials have attracted extensive attention in recent years. They combine some of the characteristics of inorganic polymers, cements and ceramics due to their special poly-condensed network structure. This chapter introduces the different applications of geopolymer that have recently been developed, with the promise of even more applications to come in the future. Some of their applications in civil engineering include innovative binders, toxic waste encapsulation, heat-resistant coatings and adhesives, novel high-temperature ceramic materials, and structure repair. In addition to the opportunities that geopolymer materials present, the existing challenges faced by experienced construction engineers are also put forward, many of which can be met by this kind of materials. Therefore, it is desirable to extend the use of these materials for future requirements.

Keywords: Geopolymer, ...