Innovative Geopolymer Tiles for Indoor Humidity Control: A Comparative Study of Moisture Buffering Performance.

ABSTRACT: Geopolymers have attracted increasing attention due to their unique properties in the construction industry. In this work, innovative geopolymer tiles were evaluated regarding their potential to control indoor relative humidity as a passive construction material. Our production process systematically develops geopolymer tiles with elevated moisture buffering capabilities using four distinct metakaolins and one commercial metakaolin to make a comparison. A critical metric for evaluating hygroscopic materials' capacity to control the indoor humidity change is the moisture buffer value (MBV). The geopolymer tiles' MBV was determined by the Nordtest method in a controlled climate chamber. Additionally, a custom-designed moisture buffer test and strength measurements were conducted, including i

SUBMITTER: Akarken G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904677 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature