12th INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS CONGRESS PART H -- Preface -- Committees -- Table of Contents -- Keynote Lecture -- Status and Prospects of Research and Application of Alkali-Activated Materials -- SECTION I - PREPARATION -- Preparation and Stability of Alkali Activated Materials from Slag and Fly Ashes -- Recent Development of Magnesium-Based Cements - Magnesium Phosphate Cement and Magnesium Oxychloride Cement -- Geopolymer Binders in Composite Cements and Ceramic-Like Materials -- Dissolution-Reorientation-Polycondensation Process of Metakaolin in Alkaline Solutions Related to Geopolymerization -- Understanding Study of Silicate Based Gel Formed during the Setting Ceramic Materials -- Use of Sodium Silicate Gel as Precursor of Binder for Cold Consolidated Materials -- Geopolymer Development by Powders of Metakaolin and Wastes in Thailand -- Physical, Mechanical and Micro-Structural Properties of F Type Fly-Ash Based Geopolymeric Bricks Produced by Pressure Forming Process -- SECTION II - CHARACTERIZATION -- Application of Micromechanics on Alkali-Activated Materials -- Evaluation of the Stability of Waste-Based Geopolymeric Artificial Aggregates for Wastewater Treatment Processes under Different Curing Conditions -- Durability of Geopolymer Concretes upon Seawater Exposure -- Role of Alkaline Cations on Geomaterial Foams -- Comparative Study of the Consolidation Process and Properties of Clay Based Geomaterials and "Geomimetic" Lateritic Clay Based Materials -- New Geopolymers Based on Electric Arc Furnace Slag -- Characterization of Geopolymer Materials Containing MSWI Fly Ash and Coal Fly Ash -- Formation of Tetra-Coordinated Aluminum in the Low Temperature Ashes -- SECTION III - INDUSTRIALIZATION & APPLICATION -- Medium to Long Term Engineering Properties and Performance of High-Strength Geopolymers for Structural Applications.

Bond Strengths of Geopolymer and Cement Concretes -- Use of Local Raw Materials for Construction Purposes -- Development of Building Materials through Alkaline Activation of Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) - Resistance to Acid Attack -- Repairing of Damaged Stone in Monuments and Stone Buildings -- Geopolymers as Waste Encapsulation Materials: Impact of Anions on the Materials Properties -- Recycling of Industrial Wastewater by its Immobilization in Geopolymer Cement -- How to Assess the Environmental Sustainability of Geopolymers? A Live Cycle Perspective -- Chemical and Biological Characterization of Geopolymers for Potential Application as Hard Tissue Prostheses -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.