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ArticleHeliyon2024

Preparation, characterization, electrical conductivity, and life cycle assessment of carbon nanofibers-reinforced Ecuadorian natural zeolite-based geopolymer composites.

Adriana Alvarado, Haci Baykara, Ariel Riofrio, Mauricio Cornejo, Wilson Merchan-Merchan

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Adriana AlvaradoBert S. Turner Dept. of Construction Management, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, United States.
Haci BaykaraFacultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Ariel RiofrioCenter of Nanotechnology Research and Development (CIDNA), Escuela Superior Politécnica de Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Mauricio CornejoFacultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Wilson Merchan-MerchanSchool of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73019, United States.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Geopolymers are inorganic crosslinked polymers with much less carbon footprint than ordinary Portland cement. Geopolymers and geopolymer-based materials have superior mechanical and durability properties with extreme thermal and chemical resistance. Carbon nano- or microfibers-reinforced geopolymers show potential properties such as electric conductivity, enhanced mechanical and thermal stability, and multi-functionality. This study evaluated the effect of incorporating carbon nanofibers in natural zeolite-based geopolymers and their impact on the mechanical, thermal, and electric conductivity of yielded geopolymer composites. Additionally, a life cycle assessment for 1 m

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Carbon nanofiberCompressive strengthElectrical conductivityGeopolymer compositeLife cycle assessment

Identifiers

PMID38524539
PMCPMC10957430

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