Table 5.
Results of MIP analyses on geopolymers containing biomass, in terms of total porosity and pore size distribution.
| Annealing | Sample | Total Porosity (%) 1 | Mesopores (r = 1.25 ÷ 25 nm) (%) 2 |
Macropores (r = 25 ÷ 5000 nm) (%) 2 |
Air Voids (r = 5000 ÷ 50,000 nm) (%) 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | G-0 | 68.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 97.6 |
| G-S5 | 47.6 | 59.5 | 1.1 | 39.4 | |
| G-T5 | 46.0 | 59.0 | 1.2 | 40.1 | |
| G-L5 | 45.9 | 4.9 | 80.8 | 14.3 | |
| Yes | G-0 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 96.7 |
| G-S5 | 45.8 | 4.4 | 50.0 | 45.6 | |
| G-T5 | 37.1 | 13.8 | 34.8 | 51.4 | |
| G-L5 | 51.3 | 4.7 | 36.1 | 59.2 |
1 Total porosity is indicated as % with respect to the whole volume. 2 The values are reported as % with respect to the pore volume.