Tsai, Yi-Ling and Hanna, John V. and Lee, Yuan-Ling and Smith, Mark E. and Chan, Jerry C.C. (2010) Solid-state NMR study of geopolymer prepared by sol-gel chemistry. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 183 (12). pp. 3017-3022.
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Geopolymers are a new class of materials formed by the condensation of aluminosilicates and silicates obtained from natural minerals or industrial wastes. In this work, the sol-gel method is used to synthesize precursor materials for the preparation of geopolymers. The geopolymer samples prepared by our synthetic route have been characterized by a series of physical techniques, including Fourier-transform infrared, X-ray diffraction, and multinuclear solid-state NMR. The results are very similar to those obtained for the geopolymers prepared from natural kaolinite. We believe that our synthetic approach can offer a good opportunity for the medical applications of geopolymer. (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.