GEOPOL®. The Innovated Environment Friendly Inorganic Binder System

Abstract

This paper deals with the complete technology of inorganic geopolymer binder system GEOPOL which is a result of long term research and development. The objective of this paper is to provide a theoretical and practical overview of the GEOPOL binder system and introduce possible ways of moulds and cores production in foundries. GEOPOL is a unique inorganic binder system, which is needed and welcomed in terms of the environment, the work environment, and the sustainable resources. The GEOPOL technology is currently used in the foundries for three basic production processes/technologies: (1) for self-hardening moulding mixtures, (2) sand mixtures hardened by gaseous carbon dioxide and (3) the hot box technology with hot air hardening. The GEOPOL technology not only solves the binder system and the ways of hardening, but also deals with the entire foundry production process. Low emissions produced during mixing of sand, moulding, handling, and pouring bring a relatively significant improvement of work conditions in foundries (no VOCs). A high percentage of the reclaim sand can be used again for the preparation of the moulding mixture.