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Based on previous research, the samples have major cracking and many large pores due to the sintering temperature and holding time during the sintering process. The first objective is to study the effect of different sintering parameters on the mechanical properties of sintered kaolin-GGBS geopolymer and the second objective is to correlate the strength properties of sintered kaolin-GGBS geopolymer with microstructural analysis. In a solid-to-liquid 2:1 ratio, kaolin and GGBS were combined with an alkali activator. The kaolin-GGBS geopolymer was then cured at room temperature for 24 h. The samples were then cured for 14 days at 60 \u00b0C, followed by using double-step sintering at temperatures of 500 \u00b0C and 900 \u00b0C with varying heating rates and holding durations. The compressive strength and shrinkage of the kaolin-GGBS geopolymer were evaluated, and the morphology was examined using a scanning electron microscope. In comparison to other samples, the sintered kaolin-GGBS geopolymer with a heating rate of 2 \u00b0C and a holding duration of 2 h had the optimum compressive strength value: 22.32 MPa. This is due to the contribution of MgO from GGBS that refines the pore and increases the strength. The 13.72% shrinkage with a densified microstructure was also obtained at this parameter due to effective particle rearrangement during sintering.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cryst12111553","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,31]],"date-time":"2022-10-31T23:26:32Z","timestamp":1667258792000},"page":"1553","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Effect of Sintering Parameters on Microstructural Evolution of Low Sintered Geopolymer Based on Kaolin and Ground-Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Noorina","family":"Jamil","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Mohd","family":"Abdullah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7906-8424","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wan","family":"Ibrahim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Razna","family":"Rahim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9292-749X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrei","family":"Sandu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3593-9400","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Petrica","family":"Vizureanu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2694-5462","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Castro-Gomes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7736-1504","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"G\u00f3mez-Sober\u00f3n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Ahmari, S., and Zhang, L. 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