Effect Of Curing Time and Temperature onPerlite-Based Geopolimer Composites

Inorderto minimize the CO2emissionandenergyconsumption, which are disadvantageous during the cement production,perlit-basedcompositeswasproduced in thisstudy. Tothis and, ground perlite was activated with sodiumhydroxide and perlite-based cementless cubic composites with dimensions of 50 × 50 × 50 mm were produced. The produced samples were cured for 24 and 48 hours curing time at 90 oC and 110 oC curing temperature. The best curing time was determined according to NaOH molarity of the solution and curing temperature. The best compressive strength was determined as 46.76 MPa in perlite-based composites having 15,5 solution molarity, 24 hours curing time and at 110 oC curing temperature