TY - JOUR N2 - 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. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110902/PDF/AFE%201_2019_18.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110902 PY - 2019 IS - No 1 EP - 116 DO - 10.24425/afe.2019.127103 KW - Geopolymer binder KW - GEOPOL® KW - Inorganic binder KW - Mould and core KW - environment A1 - Vykoukal, M. A1 - Burian, A. A1 - Přerovská, M. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 19 DA - 2019.03.19 T1 - GEOPOL®. The Innovated Environment Friendly Inorganic Binder System SP - 109 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/110902 T2 - Archives of Foundry Engineering ER -