The Effect of Alkali on Compressive of Metakaolin Based Geopolymeric Cement

In this study, Metakaolin was used as source material, NaOH and sodium silicate were used as alkali activators.Preparation of three sets of geopolymer samples subject different NaOH concentration from 8 to16mol/L. The effect of alkaline concentration on compressive strength was analyzed. NaOH concentrations at 12mol/L and 16mol/L resulted in high 7-day compressive strengths. And the compressive strength of geopolymeric cement reached the maximum when adding 24mL sodium silicate at SiO 2 :Na 2 O ratio 3.3.