sentences:  100 to 1000 times faster than the polymerization of ortho-silicate, oligo-siloxo units.At room temperature or higher, the reaction is so fast that it cannot be detected with conventional analytical equipment.The image shows 5 soluble oligomers of the K-poly(sialate) / poly(sialate-siloxo) species, which are the actual starting units of potassium-based alumino-silicate geopolymerization.