Mohammad Sadegh Tale Masoule, Ashlyn Mock, Jasmine Victoria Rodriguez, Blake Sandoval, Ali Ghahremaninezhad
{"title":"Predicting air-entraining in cement paste from the molecular attributes of nonionic surfactants with a multilayer method","authors":"Mohammad Sadegh Tale Masoule, Ashlyn Mock, Jasmine Victoria Rodriguez, Blake Sandoval, Ali Ghahremaninezhad","doi":"10.1111/jace.70148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70148","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The novelty of this study is to present a multilayer framework for predicting the air-entrained porosity of cement paste based on the molecular characteristics of nonionic surfactants. Air-entraining agents enhance concrete durability against freeze–thaw damage; however, their development is labor-intensive and cost-prohibitive. This research implements a multilayer approach by incorporating three hierarchical layers: the molecular properties of nonionic surfactants (Layer 1), their physicochemical characteristics (Layer 2), and the air-entrained microstructural porosity of hardened cement paste (Layer 3). By integrating key molecular parameters—such as hydrocarbon chain length, hydrophobicity, and molecular weight—this model effectively predicts the air-entrained porosity of cement paste. An extensive experimental study was conducted to characterize the physicochemical and microstructural properties of 59 distinct nonionic surfactants. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first comprehensive dataset of molecular and physicochemical properties of air-entraining agents reported in the literature. Moreover, no prior study has established such a detailed link between the molecular characteristics of nonionic surfactants and cement microstructure. This dataset served as the foundation for developing the predictive model, which demonstrated the feasibility of this approach in predicting the air-entraining performance of nonionic admixtures. The developed model facilitates the rapid screening of candidate surfactants and the optimization of their molecular structure while minimizing the need for extensive experimentation. Furthermore, distinct trends emerged from the dataset, offering new insights into the interdependent properties that govern air entrainment in cementitious materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jace.70148","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Afterglow and mechanoluminescent properties of a novel cyan long-persistent luminescence phosphor Ba6BO3Cl9: Eu2+, Er3+","authors":"Caixiang Gou, Wei Zeng, Wenxiao Chen, Mengdi Mei, Haoyang Wu, Shiye Qian, Jile Wang","doi":"10.1111/jace.70174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70174","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new cyan long-persistent luminescence phosphor, Ba<sub>6</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>9</sub>: Eu<sup>2+</sup>, Er<sup>3+</sup>, was synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction. The thermoluminescence and afterglow properties of the phosphor were significantly improved by the co-doping of Er<sup>3+</sup>. The Ba<sub>6</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>9</sub>: Eu<sup>2+</sup>, Er<sup>3+</sup> phosphor exhibited an emission peak in the range of 400–700 nm, centered at 472 nm under 355 nm excitation, which was attributed to the 4f<sup>6</sup>5d<sup>1</sup>-4f<sup>7</sup> transition of Eu<sup>2+</sup>. At the optimal doping concentration, the initial afterglow brightness of the Ba<sub>6</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>9</sub>: 0.1% Eu<sup>2+</sup>, 0.1% Er<sup>3+</sup> sample reached 0.1 cd/m<sup>2</sup>, and the afterglow lasted for more than 1.3 h. In addition, the synthesized Ba<sub>6</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>9</sub>: 0.1% Eu<sup>2+</sup>, 0.1% Er<sup>3+</sup>/polydimethylsiloxane composite elastomer exhibited a mechanoluminescent property.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenqing Xie, Qiang Fu, Randall E. Youngman, Ying Shi, Jincheng Du
{"title":"Revealing structure and property relationships in ZrO2-containing phosphosilicate bioactive glasses","authors":"Wenqing Xie, Qiang Fu, Randall E. Youngman, Ying Shi, Jincheng Du","doi":"10.1111/jace.70154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70154","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Elucidating the intricate structures of novel bioactive glasses is essential for understanding their structure–property relationships, particularly regarding dissolution rate and bioactivity which are key factors in designing glass compositions for biomedical applications. In this study, we investigate the structure and property relations of a series of novel bioactive phosphosilicate glasses through an integrated experimental and computational study by using characterization techniques such as magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR), neutron diffraction, and molecular dynamics (MD) computer simulations. Our results reveal that zirconia significantly alters the chemical environment surrounding silicon, as evidenced by <sup>29</sup>Si NMR, through the formation of Si–O–Zr linkages. This structural modification is further supported by shifts in partial pair distribution function peak positions toward longer distances for P–O and Si–O pairs, as observed in neutron diffraction data for glasses containing 4 mol% ZrO<sub>2</sub>. Additionally, apparent depolymerization is observed around silicon, showing a decrease of Si Q<sup>4</sup> and Q<sup>3</sup> species with increasing ZrO<sub>2</sub>. Phosphorus predominantly exists as Q<sup>0</sup> (∼90%) and Q<sup>1</sup> (∼10%) species, showing little sensitivity to zirconia composition variations, as demonstrated by <sup>31</sup>P NMR. Increasing the P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> content results in a more disordered and heterogeneous glass network, as neutron diffraction revealed. MD simulations indicate a preferential distribution of isolated orthophosphate units. The structural information from MD was employed to establish a quantitative structure–property relationship analysis with key physical properties, such as Young's modulus and density. These combined results highlight the power of integrating experimental and computational methods to unveil significant composition-driven modifications in short- and medium-range glass structures, ultimately governing the properties of bioactive glasses.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nguyen Van Du, Nguyen Vu Binh, Jung Young Cho, Manh Trung Tran, Nguyen Minh Hieu, Nguyen Tu, Do Quang Trung, Pham Thanh Huy, Weon Ho Shin, Soonil Lee, Woo Hyun Nam
{"title":"Impact of spark plasma sintering temperature on the structure and thermoelectric properties of the Ti0.5Zr0.5NiSn alloy","authors":"Nguyen Van Du, Nguyen Vu Binh, Jung Young Cho, Manh Trung Tran, Nguyen Minh Hieu, Nguyen Tu, Do Quang Trung, Pham Thanh Huy, Weon Ho Shin, Soonil Lee, Woo Hyun Nam","doi":"10.1111/jace.70167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70167","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Spark plasma sintering (SPS) has been proven as an advanced densification technique in which the bulk materials can be retained with nano-scale grain structure during the sintering process at low temperatures and in a short time. However, most (Ti, Zr, Hf)NiSn-based alloys have been reported with synthetic procedures using high sintering temperatures above 1273 K. High sintering temperature could lead to changes in phase structure and promote grain growth, which may adversely affect the phonon and charge transport properties. In this work, based on Ti<sub>0.5</sub>Zr<sub>0.5</sub>NiSn alloy prepared by a short-time synthesis process using the arc melting combined melt spinning method, we investigated the effect of SPS temperature on the evolution of phase structure, morphology and the thermoelectric properties of this alloy. The results exhibited that SPS at different temperatures significantly changed the morphology and electrical properties of Ti<sub>0.5</sub>Zr<sub>0.5</sub>NiSn alloy. The total thermal conductivity was obtained with relatively low values varying between 2.73 and 3.4 Wm<sup>−1</sup>K<sup>−1</sup>. The dimensionless figure of merit ZT results reveal that higher sintering temperatures above 1073 K did not improve the ZT value. The highest ZT value of 0.81 at 817 K with an average ZT of 0.53 in the temperature range between 307 and 861 K was achieved for the optimized sintering temperature of 1073 K. Short synthetic time and at low sintering temperature for maintaining the thermoelectric performance of the Ti<sub>0.5</sub>Zr<sub>0.5</sub>NiSn alloy are important in terms of energy saving and the safety of the sintering system.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haoran Guo, Yingchun Shan, Hui Yan, Hang Zhang, Jiujun Xu, Jiangtao Li
{"title":"Fast pressureless sintering of highly transparent AlON ceramics with broad optical transmission range","authors":"Haoran Guo, Yingchun Shan, Hui Yan, Hang Zhang, Jiujun Xu, Jiangtao Li","doi":"10.1111/jace.70147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70147","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In our recent work, AlON ceramics with transmittance ≥80% at 380–4150 nm were fabricated via pressureless sintering at 1880°C for 2.5 h by reducing Y enrichment. To further improve transparency and gain a deeper insight into the fast densification behavior, a new nano-sized Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> powder prepared via the Pechini method (NGY-P), together with the Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> powders used in the previous work, was employed to investigate the effects of Y distribution on densification process and transparency of AlON ceramics. In the entire densification process, diffusion through liquid phase at the grain boundaries dominates the mass transport mechanism when the nano-sized Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> is doped. Moreover, by optimizing the Y distribution, rapid high densification sintering is achieved, and grain growth is effectively suppressed. As a result, highly transparent AlON ceramics were successfully fabricated by doping with NGY-P, achieving transmittance of ≥80% across the 350–4480 nm wavelength range after dwelling for 4.0 h, with the maximum transmittance of 87.2% and Vickers hardness of 17.05 ± 0.36 GPa.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing the oxygen evolution reaction: Synergistic interaction of nickel–cobalt selenide and iron oxyhydroxide electrocatalysts","authors":"Manasi Murmu, Sangeeta Adhikari, Do-Heyoung Kim","doi":"10.1111/jace.70165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70165","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of stable and efficient bifunctional catalysts for total water splitting is crucial for renewable energy sources. The focus on noble-metal–free electrocatalysts with enhanced active sites is equally crucial. Meanwhile, studies related to heterostructure-based water electrolysis catalysts have also been reported. While transition metal compounds, such as selenides, have distinct characteristics, their stability and electroactivity still need improvement. This study aims to reduce overpotential by utilizing both the crystalline and amorphous nature of the designed electrocatalyst. The electrocatalyst is synthesized by electrodepositing a nickel–cobalt selenide (NCS) onto nickel foam, followed by chemical bath deposition to form iron oxyhydroxide. The resulting electrocatalyst exhibits a low overpotential of 222.5 mV at a high current density of 50 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, outperforming pristine NCS by 82.5 mV. Furthermore, the electrocatalyst demonstrates stability for 71.5 h under a constant current density of 50 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>, with minimal changes in morphology and a consistent potential. This study presents a straightforward and effective method for preparing high-performance electrocatalysts and highlights the significance of interface engineering in utilizing transition metal chalcogenides that enhance the catalytic activity for energy production.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jace.70165","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nobuyuki Kadota, Koki Taniguchi, Kyosuke Kishida, Norihiko L. Okamoto, Koji Inoue, Haruyuki Inui, Isao Tanaka, You Zhou, Hideki Hyuga, Kiyoshi Hirao
{"title":"Room-temperature plastic deformation of single crystals of high-purity β-silicon nitride investigated by micropillar compression","authors":"Nobuyuki Kadota, Koki Taniguchi, Kyosuke Kishida, Norihiko L. Okamoto, Koji Inoue, Haruyuki Inui, Isao Tanaka, You Zhou, Hideki Hyuga, Kiyoshi Hirao","doi":"10.1111/jace.70161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70161","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The room-temperature plastic deformation behavior of single crystals of high-purity β-silicon nitride has been investigated by micropillar compression tests as a function of loading-axis orientation and specimen size. Prism < <b>c </b>> slip ({01<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mover>\u0000 <mn>1</mn>\u0000 <mo>¯</mo>\u0000 </mover>\u0000 <annotation>$bar{1}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>0}[0001] slip) is identified to be the only operative slip system under uniaxial compression at room temperature. The critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) value for prism < <b>c </b>> slip does not depend much on the specimen size and loading-axis orientation, with the average CRSS value of 1.66 ± 0.22 GPa. The [0001] dislocations on the prism slip planes exhibit a strong tendency to align along their screw orientation, indicating the existence of a high Peierls barrier for the [0001] dislocation in the screw orientation. The generalized stacking fault energy calculations by first-principles density functional theory indicate that the [0001] dislocations prefer to glide as undissociated dislocations on the prism slip plane with the largest interplanar spacing, where the large empty channels (imaged as regular hexagons in the [0001] projection) are not cut. The values of fracture toughness <i>K</i><sub>IC</sub> are evaluated to be 2.0–2.3 MPa·m<sup>1/2</sup> without apparent orientation dependence by single-cantilever bend tests of chevron-notched single-crystal specimens. In addition, grain boundary sliding is found to occur at a relatively low shear stress of about 0.9–3.3 GPa during compression tests on micropillar specimens unintentionally containing a grain boundary.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jace.70161","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advanced alumina ceramics with pseudo-isotropic optical properties for infrared windows","authors":"Akio Ikesue, Yan Lin Aung","doi":"10.1111/jace.70175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70175","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We successfully fabricated polycrystalline alumina ceramics with a hexagonal structure that exhibit excellent light transmittance in the near- to mid-infrared spectrum. Although composed of hexagonal crystals, these ceramics exhibit minimal light leakage due to birefringence, with transmittance values below 0.2% when measured under cross nicols beyond the near-infrared wavelength bands. The extinction ratio exceeds 30 dB, comparable to that of birefringence-free materials such as cubic Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> ceramics and c-axis single-crystal sapphire. Using the near-infrared (0.9–1.7 µm) and mid-infrared (3–5 µm) cameras, the images obtained for the fabricated alumina windows (<i>t</i> = 2–6 mm) exhibited similar levels of brightness and clarity to those observed through the sapphire single crystal windows. These advanced alumina ceramics exhibit exceptional mechanical properties, including a Vickers hardness (H<sub>v1</sub>) of 2205, a bending strength of 945 MPa, and a fracture toughness (K<sub>1C</sub>) of 3.4 MPa.m<sup>0.5</sup>. This transparent alumina ceramic exhibits pseudo-optical isotropy in the infrared region, providing window characteristics comparable to those of cubic polycrystalline ceramics and c-axis sapphire single crystals.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qiang Fu, Francesco Baino, Eduardo Saiz, Hao Bai, John C. Mauro
{"title":"Nature-inspired hierarchical materials","authors":"Qiang Fu, Francesco Baino, Eduardo Saiz, Hao Bai, John C. Mauro","doi":"10.1111/jace.70156","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jace.70156","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nature serves as an exemplary model for materials science, demonstrating how organisms develop their hierarchical structures and multifunctional properties with limited, locally available materials through evolution. This approach addresses complex design challenges while enabling a sustainable, recycling biological cycle. This article explores the intersection of materials science and natural organisms, focusing on bone, nacre, sea sponge, and spider silk as key examples. These natural materials achieve exceptional mechanical properties, such as strength, toughness, and adaptability, using minimal resources under ambient conditions. Their intricate architecture and design principles have inspired the development of advanced, sustainable materials for various applications, as illustrated in several case studies in this article. In healthcare, bioinspired materials are transforming tissue engineering and regenerative medicine by creating porous scaffolds that replicate the complexity of natural bone tissues and ultimately enhance bone regeneration. In energy storage, incorporating hierarchical structures into lithium-ion battery electrodes improves electron conductivity and ion transport, resulting in more efficient and durable solutions. For sustainability, innovations in engineered “living” materials, such as microbial‑induced carbonate precipitation and self-healing concrete, and in spider silk–inspired water collection systems, contribute to more resilient infrastructure and sustainable water sources. Furthermore, the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in predicting three-dimensional protein structures and facilitating the design of novel bioinspired materials is discussed. This review serves as a foundation for further exploration and refinement, aiming to shed new light on transformative innovations enabled by nature-inspired material design.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jace.70156","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanae Sbi, Andrew Stumpf, Abdelilah Aboulayt, Nawal Semlal, Jones Alami, Youssef Tamraoui, Waltraud M. Kriven
{"title":"Sodium-based, geopolymer foamed composites reinforced with phosphate mine waste particulates and hemp/basalt fibers","authors":"Sanae Sbi, Andrew Stumpf, Abdelilah Aboulayt, Nawal Semlal, Jones Alami, Youssef Tamraoui, Waltraud M. Kriven","doi":"10.1111/jace.70158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.70158","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigated the mechanical, microstructural, and thermal properties of Na-based geopolymer foams (GPFs) reinforced with varying amounts of two types of reinforcements: raw phosphate mine waste rock (PMWR) as a particulate filler, and natural (hemp) or synthetic (basalt) fibers. The phase composition and microstructural changes of PMWR-reinforced geopolymer have been examined using XRD, TGA/DTG/DSC and SEM/EDS techniques, to assess any possible interaction of these wastes with the alkaline system. Further investigation into the effects of PMWR, alone and in combination with fibers, on the pore structure and morphology of GPFs was conducted and correlated with mechanical strength and thermal properties. The reinforcement mechanisms provided by the PMWR particulates and each fiber type are discussed, along with the synergistic effects of their combined incorporation. Improved flexural properties were identified in composites with higher particulate content (15 wt%) and fiber content (5 wt%), with 3-point flexural strengths ranging from 5 to 13.5 MPa. The effect of fillers on pore structure was most evident at higher loading rates, leading to significant changes in pore size, shape, and connectivity of the GPF matrix, thereby impacting its thermal insulation capacity. The dual reinforcement of geopolymer foams with PMWR particulates and fibers offers a promising approach to enhance the material performance while using low-cost and readily available resources. This approach also presents a sustainable and ecofriendly strategy for repurposing raw PMWRs, supporting circular economy practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":200,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Ceramic Society","volume":"108 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jace.70158","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}