Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 44, Issue 2, 490(2025)
Research Status and Progress on Solidifying Soft Clay by Geopolymer
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JIA Rui, CHU Zhenxing. Research Status and Progress on Solidifying Soft Clay by Geopolymer[J]. Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 44(2): 490
Received: Sep. 14, 2024
Accepted: Mar. 31, 2025
Published Online: Mar. 31, 2025
The Author Email: JIA Rui (jiarui@tju.edu.cn)