journal article·2025-02

Seawater-mixed alkali-activated materials: a state-of-the-art review

Weisen Liu, Jinxia Zhao, Yuan Feng, Baifa Zhang, Jianhe Xie

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 5
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