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Solidification/stabilization of fly ash contaminated with radiocaesium into geopolymers

Scientific Review Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Volume 34 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)
By: Šimon Rezbárik,  Lenka Vavrincová,  Martin ValicaORCID,  Vanda AdamcováORCID,  Stanislav Sekely,  Ján Rezbárik and  Miroslav HorníkORCID  
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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22630/srees.10058 | Journal eISSN: 2543-7496 | Journal ISSN: 1732-9353
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Language: English
Page range: 55 - 72
Submitted on: Oct 29, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 18, 2024
Published on: Mar 30, 2025
Published by: Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
fly ash,
geopolymers,
solidification/stabilization,
Cs,
leachability,
compressive strength
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© 2025 Šimon Rezbárik, Lenka Vavrincová, Martin Valica, Vanda Adamcová, Stanislav Sekely, Ján Rezbárik, Miroslav Horník, published by Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW Press
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