Application of alkali-activated materials for water and wastewater treatment : a review |
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Author: | Luukkonen, Tero1,2; Heponiemi, Anne3; Runtti, Hanna3; |
Organizations: |
1Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Kuntokatu 5, 87101 Kajaani, Finland 2Fibre and Particle Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland 3Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland
4Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, University of Jyvaskyla, P.O. Box 567, 67701 Kokkola, Finland
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Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2019032710070 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer Nature,
2019
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Publish Date: | 2019-03-27 |
Description: |
AbstractAlkali-activation (or geopolymer) technology has gained a great deal of interest for its potential applications in water and wastewater treatment during the last decade. Alkali-activated materials can be prepared via a relatively simple and low-energy process, most commonly by treating aluminosilicate precursors with concentrated alkali hydroxide and/or silicate solutions at (near) ambient conditions. The resulting materials are, in general, amorphous, have good physical and chemical stability, ion-exchange properties, and a porous structure. Several of the precursors are industrial by-products or other readily available low-cost materials, which further enhances the environmental and economic feasibility. The application areas of alkali-activated materials in water and wastewater treatment are adsorbents/ion-exchangers, photocatalysts, high-pressure membranes, filter media, anti-microbial materials, pH buffers, carrier media in bioreactors, and solidification/stabilization of water treatment residues. The purpose of this review is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the rapidly growing prospects of alkali-activation technology in water and wastewater treatment. see all
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Series: |
Reviews in environmental science and bio-technology |
ISSN: | 1569-1705 |
ISSN-E: | 1572-9826 |
ISSN-L: | 1569-1705 |
Volume: | 18 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 271 - 297 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11157-019-09494-0 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s11157-019-09494-0 |
Type of Publication: |
A2 Review article in a scientific journal |
Field of Science: |
116 Chemical sciences 1172 Environmental sciences 216 Materials engineering |
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Funding: |
Open access funding provided by University of Oulu including Oulu University Hospital. This work was supported by the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES) [Grant Number 4096/31/2014] (Project GeoSorbents). |
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