The Geopolymer Alliance aims to enhance the sustainability of the mining and power industries by promoting the uptake of geopolymer technology within existing industries such as the building and construction industry.

Many by-products of the mining, metals refining and power generation industries, traditionally treated as wastes can be used as binders to form geopolymer cements.

Such cements are in many ways superior to conventional cements and bring with them considerable “greenhouse” credits.

The Alliance aims to bring together research institutes, the engineering fraternity, Government authorities, industrial waste (by-product) generators, cement manufacturers, chemical suppliers, concrete aggregate suppliers, concrete manufacturers, infrastructure owners and industry regulators to co-operatively develop mutually beneficial applications for geopolymer technology.

NEWS: 

1. Z16 – Geopolymer Recommended Practice Handbook 

The Concrete Institute of Australia has launched the first edition of Geopolymer Concrete; a Recommended Practice. This publication deals with the manufacture and use of geopolymer concrete, as an alternative to conventional Ordinary Portland Cement concrete.

Copies of the publication are available from SAI Global through http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/Details.aspx?ProductID=1489678. The publication will be available both in soft copy and hard copy.

Concrete Institute Members are also able to download a pdf copy of the publication via the Institute’s Resource Centre – CIA Library: http://www.concreteinstitute.com.au/Resource-Center/CIA-Library/Recommended-Practice/Z16-Geopolymer-Recommended-Practice.aspx.