Project FLOW

15/07/2021

🔝🔝🔝 We are happy to announce, that our joined research paper about the cytotoxicity of AAMs is finally published:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2021.689290/full?utm_source=F-NTF&utm_medium=EMLX&utm_campaign=PRD_FEOPS_20170000_ARTICLE

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In this study we compare the leaching behavior and the antibacterial and cytotoxic properties of 100% slag or stone wool derived alkali activated materials. The antibacterial activity was measured as the inhibiting capacity against two Gram-negative bacterial strains, Escherichia coli and Pseudomona...

09/06/2021

🔝🔝🔝 We are happy to announce, that our latest research paper about the deformation of AAMs is finally published:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.694454/full

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P.S. Coming soon..... joint paper of all FLOW partners about the cytotoxicity of AAMs!!!
🔜🔜🔜 Don't miss it! 😁😎‍🔬👨‍🔬👩‍🔬

The production of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) is known for its environmentally friendly processing method, where several amorphous-rich aluminosilicate material sources combine with an alkali media solution to form solid, ceramic-like materials. In terms of the Si:Al, Na(K):Al, and Na(K):H2O r...

24/04/2021

🆕🆕🆕Yesterday, the partners from the FLOW project had the last meeting...3 years passed like a blink of an eye 😉

A lot of great achievements and two final products developed, confirming the project's success!🤩🥳👩‍🔬‍🔬

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT! 👏👏👍👍
Now, we are already looking towards new projects and goals 🤓

15/03/2021

👀 Have a look - a stunning list of publications from our partners from Oulu, revealing the results within the FLOW project:
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📃 H. Nguyen, V. Carvelli, W. Kunther, M. Illikainen, P. Kinnunen, Phase evolution and mechanical performance of an ettringite-based binder during hydrothermal aging, Cement and Concrete Research. 143 (2021) 106403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106403.

📃 H. Nguyen, W. Kunther, K. Gijbels, P. Samyn, V. Carvelli, M. Illikainen, P. Kinnunen, On the retardation mechanisms of citric acid in ettringite-based binders, Cement and Concrete Research. 140 (2021) 106315.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106315.

📃 V. Carvelli, A. Veljkovic, H. Nguyen, A. Adediran, P. Kinnunen, N. Ranjbar, M. Illikainen, Low-velocity impact of hot-pressed PVA fiber-reinforced alkali-activated stone wool composites, Cement and Concrete Composites. 114 (2020) 103805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103805.

📃 K. Gijbels, H. Nguyen, P. Kinnunen, P. Samyn, W. Schroeyers, Y. Pontikes, S. Schreurs, M. Illikainen, Radiological and leaching assessment of an ettringite-based mortar from ladle slag and phosphogypsum, Cement and Concrete Research. 128 (2020) 105954.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2019.105954.

Congratulations!!! 👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🔝🔝🔝🥳

You can find more results at http://flow.zag.si/en/links

povezave

15/03/2021

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On Thursday, 9th March 2021, the 7th consortium meeting of the partners of the FLOW project took place, where we presented the activities by individual work packages and the work plan for the final months of the project duration.

As part of the project, we want to explore new possibilities for recycling inorganic industrial waste to obtain new products. The focus of research is mainly on waste slag containing aluminosilicates in reactive (glassy) form, where alkaline activation technology can be applied. The main goal of this project is to develop new light alkali-activated foams based on secondary raw materials.
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11/03/2021

🎬🎬🎬 Watch out...new video within the FLOW project. 🎥🎥🎥

🔝🔝🔝 The video is presenting the pilot production of the bricks made out of BOF Slag from our partners from the University of Oulu in collaboration with the Finland industrial partners. 👍👍👍

The project FLOW - Lightweight alkali activated composite foams based on secondary raw materials.The construction and building industry has a huge potential ...

02/03/2021

🔝🔝🔝 Great news! Our paper has been selected and listed on the page of "Editors' Choice Articles".
🌐 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/editors_choice

Alkali Activation of Metallurgical Slags: Reactivity, Chemical Behavior, and Environmental Assessment
📃 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/3/639

"Editor's Choice Articles" is a new element in the official website, which is aimed to collect and exhibit the excellent papers chosen by Editorial-in-Chief from all Sections. For the Section "Materials Chemistry", Associate Editorial-in-Chief Professor Bontempi has selected 4 articles from volume 14 issue 3, and we are pleased that our paper is involved too. 👍👍👍👏🎉
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Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) represent a promising alternative to conventional building materials and ceramics. Being produced in large amounts as aluminosilicate-rich secondary products, such as slags, they can be utilized for the formulation of AAMs. Slags are partially crystalline metallurgi...

19/02/2021

The 3rd International Conference on Technologies & Business Models for Circular Economy ( ) conference was held on December 15th 2020.

🌐 https://tbmce.um.si/

The conference was devoted to presentations of circular economy concepts, technologies and methodologies that contribute to the shift of business entities and society as a whole to a more responsible, circular management of resources. The organizing committee prepared an exciting and informative conference programme including panel discussions, plenary and keynote sessions, oral and poster presentations on a variety of topics, and not forgetting exciting social programmes for participants (a group of R&D teams, experts, innovators, researchers, decision-makers, state authorities, representatives of other stakeholders, and the general public) from all around the world. The results of the FLOW project were presented by dr. Katja Traven via poster presentation and conference paper entitled: "The influence of different fibres quantity on mechanical and microstructural properties of alkali-activated foams".

🌐http://tbmce.um.si/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/TBMCE2020_BookOfAbstracts.pdf

19/02/2021

🔝🔝🔝Between the 8th and 12th February 2021, the 45th international conference and exposition on Advanced Ceramics and composites virtual meeting took place, where prof. Isabella Lancellotti had an invited lecture entitled "The reactivity, chemical behavior and environmental evaluation of different slags pre and post alkali-activation".
https://ceramics.org/event/45th-international-conference-and-expo-on-advanced-ceramics-and-composites-icacc-2021-virtual-archive

ICACC 2021 was organized by the ACerS Engineering Ceramics Division, and welcomed 835 attendees, with approximately 54 % from outside the United States. The program chair was Hisayuki Suematsu, a professor overseeing the EDI Laboratory at Nagaoka University of Technology.📣📣📣

30/01/2021

🆕🆕🆕 Great news! Partners in project FLOW just published joined article in Materials! 🔝🔝🔝🆒

You can find it here: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/3/639

Enjoy your reading! 🤓👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Alkali-activated materials (AAMs) represent a promising alternative to conventional building materials and ceramics. Being produced in large amounts as aluminosilicate-rich secondary products, such as slags, they can be utilized for the formulation of AAMs. Slags are partially crystalline metallurgi...

09/10/2020

🆕🆕🆕 On Friday, 2nd October 2020, the sixth consortium meeting of the partners of the FLOW project took place, where we presented the activities by individual work packages and the work plan for the coming months.

As part of the project, we want to explore new possibilities for recycling inorganic industrial waste to obtain new products. The focus of research is mainly on waste slag containing aluminosilicates in reactive (glassy) form, where alkaline activation technology can be applied. The main goal of this project is to develop new light alkali-activated foams based on secondary raw materials.

More on our web page: http://flow.zag.si/en

14/07/2020

👉👉👉 The workshop successfully completed 🔝🔝🔝

🌐 More you can find at:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6687324906801139713/

🇪🇺 For English version see:
http://flow.zag.si/en/news

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