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What if rocks could polymerize? Geopolymers are a unique class of materials that may offer a solution to environmental issues in the industrial sector. The production of Portland cement, the primary building material, produces high amounts of CO2. Rapid industrialization in Asia and Africa are driving cement production to new global highs, necessitating the exploration of alternative building materials. The polycondensation of silicates and aluminates to form geopolymers produces around one-ninth of the CO2 and offers several advantages in high temperature applications. Give the episode a listen to learn more! https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-006-0401-4 < = explains synthesis http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/bitstream/20.500.12398/883/1/10.11648.j.ijmsa.20130206.14-3.pdf https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA559113.pdf https://sci-hub.se/10.1002/9781119474746.ch19 If you have questions or feedback please send us emails at materialism.podcast@gmail.com. Make sure to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, google play, and now Youtube or wherever you find your podcasts. If you like the show and want to help us reach more people, consider leaving a review - it helps us improve and it exposes new people to the show. Finally, check out our Instagram page @materialism.podcast and connect with us to let us know what new material you’d like to hear about next. We’d like to give a shoutout to AlphaBot for allowing us to use his music within the podcast. Check him out on Spotify. And as always a special thanks to Kolobyte who created the intro and outro for our podcast. He makes a ton of really cool synthwave music which you can check out at kolobyte.bandcamp.com. Visit our sponsors for this episode www.materialstoday.com and matmatch.com. Follow us on Instagram: @materialism.podcast Follow us on Twitter: @MaterialismPod Visit our website: www.materialismpodcast.com Materialism Team: Taylor Sparks (co-host, co-creator), Andrew Falkowski (co-host, co-creator), Jared Duffy production, marketing, and editing), Ramsey Issa (editing assistance). Support Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/materialism