explain these chemical
processes and the resultant material properties
requires a major shift in
perspective, away from
the classical crystalline
hydration chemistry of
conventional cement
chemistry. To date this
shift has not been well
accepted by practitioners in the field of alkali-activated
cements
who still tend to explain
such reaction chemistry
in Portland cement terminology. On the other
hand, materials scien-
tists working on hightech ceramics and composites understand the
importance of the geopolymer terminology
and use it with success
in numerous scientific
projects worldwide.
T.D. Dr. Davidovits, many thanks for your time and for this insightful discussion. I hope the scientific community will greatly benefit from your work,
thoughts, and suggestions. Interested readers may wish to go through
your books and website (www.geopolymer.org) for further details.
The author, Dr. Tania Dey, is a research scientist by profession. She earned her PhD
in 2002 and since then has worked in the area of colloids, polymers, nanostructures
and advanced materials. Her work has been multi-disciplinary with diversified application potential. The author can be reached at: [email protected]
Website: http://publicationslist.org/tania_dey
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