Influence of SiO2/Al2O3 ratio on structure, properties and heat resistance of geo-polymer refractory materials

Doctoral student L. DEMBOVSKA ¹ ( e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Dr. sciences I. PUNDIENE ² ( e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), Dr. D. BAYARE ¹ ( e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ), Dr. sciences G. BUMANIS ¹ ( e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) ; ¹ Riga Technical University (RTU) (Latvia, Riga)
² Institute of Building Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vilnius Technical University. Gediminas (VGTU) (Lithuania, Vilnius)

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