A mortar composition, which includes (i) a treated palm oil fuel ash, wherein the treated palm oil fuel ash is the only binder present, (ii) a fine aggregate, (iii) an alkali activator containing an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate, and (iv) aluminum hydroxide as a strength enhancer. A cured mortar made from the mortar composition is also disclosed with advantageous compressive strength properties.

A process of sequestering CO.sub.2 is generally described. The process involves the use of geopolymeric precursors to which the CO.sub.2 is added. The process for a solid, cementitious material comprising geopolymer(s) and CO.sub.2.

The present invention relates to a low-activation concrete comprising high-purity limestone aggregate and white cement, or high-purity limestone aggregate and aluminous cement. The low-activation concrete reduces the content of Europium, Cobalt and Cesium, as well as the content of elements such as Aluminium, Sodium, and Magnesium, when compared to standard concrete compositions and compositions for low-activation concrete already known in the art. The use of the low-activation concrete for forming an interior wall of a particle accelerator vault is provided as well.

Methods of preparing engineered cementitious composite precursors include carbonating a fly ash comprising >about 25% by weight of calcium oxide (CaO) and having a water content of >about 12% to <about 18% by weight of water by exposing the fly ash to a first gas stream comprising carbon dioxide to form a carbonated fly ash. A steel slag is also carbonated that comprises >about 40% by weight of calcium oxide (CaO) and having a water content of >about 12% to <about 18% by weight of water by exposing the steel slag to a second gas stream comprising carbon dioxide to form a carbonated steel slag. The carbonated fly ash and the carbonated steel slag are suitable for use as engineered cementitious composite precursors in a bendable engineered cementitious composite composition that further comprises Portland cement, a polymeric fiber, and a superplasticizer.

A mortar composition, which includes (i) a treated palm oil fuel ash, wherein the treated palm oil fuel ash is the only binder present, (ii) a fine aggregate, (iii) an alkali activator containing an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate, and (iv) aluminum hydroxide as a strength enhancer. A cured mortar made from the mortar composition is also disclosed with advantageous compressive strength properties.

The invention relates to an environment-friendly artificial stone with low cost and high strength and a preparation method thereof, the artificial stone comprises the following raw materials in parts by mass: 60-80 parts of fritted sand; 10-30 parts of quartz powder; 9-14 parts of terephthalic unsaturated polyester resin; 0.6-1 parts of curing agent; 0.8-1 parts of coupling agent; 0.5-1 parts of pigment paste; 0.1-1 parts of pigment powder. The invention has advantages of: (1) using mine solid waste or waste materials as raw materials, and using blast-furnace gas and coke-oven gas recovered and purified in the productive process of the steel plant and coking plant as fuel, the production process is green and environment-friendly, which can recycle waste materials. (2) high strength, natural stripe, elegance appearance, green and environmental protection, and being recognized by global customers and promising in worldwide market.

A fire-proof material, in particular a fire-proof thermal insulation material containing water glass, which is composed of a compound which contains 34 to 49.9 wt % of inorganic non-flammable fibres, 50 to 65 wt % of an aqueous silicate solution, and 0.1 to 1 wt % of water glass stabiliser, while it further contains a water glass hardener and the aqueous silicate solution has a density in the range of 1370 to 1400 kg/m.sup.3 and a molar ratio of SiO.sub.2 to Na.sub.2O in the range of 3.2 to 3.4.

A binder composition for immobilizing a toxic-containing material. This composition has excellent strength developing properties at low temperature and is capable of solidifying soil to suppress the elution of toxic materials from the soil.

A mortar composition, which includes (i) a treated palm oil fuel ash, wherein the treated palm oil fuel ash is the only binder present, (ii) a fine aggregate, (iii) an alkali activator containing an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate, and (iv) aluminum hydroxide as a strength enhancer. A cured mortar made from the mortar composition is also disclosed with advantageous compressive strength properties.

Provided are a method for preparing a gel composite material with a piezoelectric property, and the gel composite material and use thereof, which belongs to the field of intelligent road traffic. In the method, titanium-containing blast furnace slag and metal oxides (PbO and ZrO.sub.2) are sufficiently and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is calcined under a certain thermal system, on the theoretical basis of mineral-phase reconstruction-synergistic regulation of all valuable components, and the mixture is cooled to a room temperature with a furnace to obtain the gel composite material with a piezoelectric property.