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CIGOS 2017: Proceedings of the 4th Congrès International de Géotechnique - Ouvrages -Structures pp 299–309Cite as

A Review on Immobilisation of Toxic Wastes Using Geopolymer Technique

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Every year, a huge amount of waste materials containing toxic substances are produced throughout the world, which causes serious damage to the environment and poses threats to human health. Among available techniques of immobilization of toxic elements in harmful by-products is geopolymerization which has been considered as an effective approach to deal with many environmental issues. Apart from being utilised as alternatives for Portland cements in construction, geopolymer materials are also used as binders in waste solidification and stabilization systems . This study focuses on the potential application of geopolymeric systems in coping with hazardous wastes regarding the immobilization mechanism and factors influencing the immobilization efficiency, which provides a better understanding of the stabilization of pollutants through geopolymerization in order to stimulate further research on addressing the hazardous waste.

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Vu, T.H., Tran, M.V. (2018). A Review on Immobilisation of Toxic Wastes Using Geopolymer Technique. In: Tran-Nguyen, HH., Wong, H., Ragueneau, F., Ha-Minh, C. (eds) Proceedings of the 4th Congrès International de Géotechnique - Ouvrages -Structures. CIGOS 2017. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 8. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6713-6_29

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