Handbook of alkali-activated cements, mortars and concretes

• Other Authors: Pacheco-Torgal, F., (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, England : Elsevier : Woodhead Publishing, 2015.
• Series: Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering ; no. 54.
• Subjects: beton; cement; malty; přísady do betonu; přísady do malt; concrete; mortar; concrete admixtures; mortar admixtures; elektronické knihy; sborníky; electronic books; papers of several authors
• ISBN: 9781782422884; 9781782422761
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (855 pages) : illustrations, graphs, tables.

This book provides an updated state-of-the-art review on new developments in alkali-activation. The main binder of concrete, Portland cement, represents almost 80% of the total CO2 emissions of concrete which are about 6 to 7% of the Planet's total CO2 emissions. This is particularly serious in...