Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40240445›Full record

ArticleScientific reports2025

Mechanical properties of geopolymers synthesized using basalt powder as a partial substitute for metakaolin.

Dawid Mrozek, Magdalena Mrozek, Rafał Krzywoń

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dawid MrozekDepartment of Structural Mechanics and Bridges, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 5, Gliwice, 44-100, Poland. dawid.mrozek@polsl.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3412-3132
Magdalena MrozekDepartment of Structural Mechanics and Bridges, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 5, Gliwice, 44-100, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2215-5703
Rafał KrzywońDepartment of Structural Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 5, Gliwice, 44-100, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-6075

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The utilization of volcanic powders, specifically basalt powders (BPs), as filler materials in the synthesis of geopolymers has gained significant attention in recent years. This study aims to investigate the potential application of basalt powders (BPs) in the synthesis process of geopolymers to develop more environmentally friendly structural materials. A comparative analysis was conducted, beginning with reference samples-geopolymers formulated exclusively from metakaolin and alkali-activated materials incorporating various types of BPs supplemented with differing amounts of metakaolin. The synthesis process was characterized by evaluating parameters such as volume density, compressive strength, and flexural strength. The most advantageous results, in addition to those achieved with metakaolin (MK), were observed for samples with a material ratio of 1:2:10 (NaOH: Na₂SiO₃:BP + MK) and a curing temperature of 20 °C, irrespective of the type of BP and the quantity of MK included. Furthermore, the inclusion of basalt resulted in a significant cost reduction of up to 80%, enhancing competitiveness against traditional Portland cement.

Indexed as

Alkali-Activated materials (AAM)Basalt powderMechanical performanceMetakaolin

Identifiers

PMID40240445
PMCPMC12003812

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.