Sustainable Geopolymer Mortars from Ceramic Sanitaryware Waste: Impact of Curing Methods on Mechanical and Thermal Behavior
Rim Benkabou, Abir Rezzoug, Kada Ayed, Aissa Asroun, Zouaoui R. Harrat, Mohammed Chatbi, Ercan Işık, Fatih Avcil, Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko · 2026
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Rim Benkabou leads a 2026 study of geopolymer mortar made from broken ceramic sanitaryware. Curing heat, timing, and delay were varied to see how oven strategy shapes strength and fire survival. Direct curing placed samples in heat at once, while delayed curing rested them first, at two temperatures and two durations.
Direct curing won consistently, topping out near thirty-one megapascals when heat started immediately at the higher setting for the longer run. Delayed samples reached only about half that strength in the weakest pairing. After a blast at eight hundred degrees, directly cured pieces kept more of their strength. Microscopy and diffraction backed the mechanical pattern. Waste-valorization builders gain a process rule: cure early and hot for sanitaryware geopolymers destined for demanding, heat-exposed service.
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| CREATOR | Rim Benkabou, Abir Rezzoug, Kada Ayed, Aissa Asroun, Zouaoui R. Harrat, Mohammed Chatbi, Ercan Işık, Fatih Avcil, Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |