The Alliance is an initiative of the Cooperative Research Centre
for Sustainable Resource Processing (The Centre for Sustainable
Resource Processing or CSRP).
Funding for the first 3 years (the final 3 years of the CSRP)
has been granted by the CSRP out of the Geopolymer Program
budget.
Initially the Alliance will act as a referral centre and focus
for enquiries and collaboration into geopolymer research and
development in Australasia. It will attempt to foster the uptake of
geopolymer technology and the use of mining, refining and power
industry by-products in this and allied technologies.
Within this 3 year period it is hoped that the Alliance members
will move to form a Foundation which could extend to world-wide
membership with the following objectives.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED FOUNDATION
(1) to provide a focal point for technical and
commercial enquiries, scientific discussion, promotional activities
and training
(2) to establish a network of participants in the field
of geopolymers
(3) to act as a technology broker bringing
together;-
- waste generators and product
manufacturers
- researchers and industry
- manufacturers and infrastructure designers and
owners
- inventors and commercializers.
(4) to act as a facilitator between;-
- waste generators, manufacturers, regulator authorities,
consulting engineers, architects, construction companies and
structure owners
(5) to help with co-operative research planning and
funding across a range of research and industry providers, or as
stand alone proposals.
(6) to lead in the formation of Codes of Practice,
Standards, State-of-the-art publications and training
courses
(7) to provide and facilitate training through
workshops, conferences, tertiary curricula and industry training
courses
During the Alliance phase all geopolymer researchers, feedstock
suppliers, and manufacturers throughout Australasia will be
canvassed for opinion, input and support.
We believe that wide benefits are gained where a pool of shared
knowledge is generated that can be exploited individually by
companies to develop specific products or used to supplement their
own intellectual capital and market knowledge. The aim being to
establish this common pool of knowledge so that engineering
credibility and material acceptance can be rapidly achieved. From
this acceptance will flow a growth in the total market for
applications of geopolymer technology, so benefiting all individual
participants.
