The phase evolution of phosphoric acid-based geopolymers at elevated temperatures

Abstract The Al 2 O 3 –2SiO 2 powders for sol–gel synthesis have good phosphoric acid activation properties. The phase evolution of phosphoric acid-based geopolymers at elevated temperatures is similar to that of alkali-based metakaolin geopolymers. The chemosynthetic phosphoric acid-based geopolymers have been found to possess extremely good thermal stability, with no sign of melting up to 1550 °C. The onset temperature of crystallization of the specimens occurred at 900 °C. The amount of quartz and berlinite crystal reached a maximum at approximately 1000 °C. Further exposure to 1150 °C showed that quartz and berlinite phases were converted to cristobalite and aluminum phosphate.