Utilization of Calcium Carbide Residue as Solid Alkali for Preparing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers: Dependence of Compressive Strength and Microstructure on Calcium Carbide Residue, Water Content and Curing Temperature
Calcium carbide residue (CCR) is a solid waste resulting from acetylene gas production. In this study, CCR was used as an alkali activator to prepare fly ash (FA)-based geopolymers without any alkali supplementation. We studied the factors (FA/CCR ratio, curing temperature, and water/binder ratio) i...
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| description | Calcium carbide residue (CCR) is a solid waste resulting from acetylene gas production. In this study, CCR was used as an alkali activator to prepare fly ash (FA)-based geopolymers without any alkali supplementation. We studied the factors (FA/CCR ratio, curing temperature, and water/binder ratio) influencing the mechanical property of FA/CCR-based geopolymers. The compressive strength results showed that, by optimizing these three factors, the FA/CCR mixture has great potential for use as a cementitious material and geopolymer with a dense microstructure having a maximal compressive strength of 17.5 MPa. The geopolymers’ chemical structure, microstructure, and chemical composition were characterized and determined by a combination of techniques. All these results revealed that amorphous C-(A)-S-H (calcium (aluminate) silicate hydrate) gels mainly formed after geopolymerization resulting from the reaction of FA and CCR. In addition, some crystallines, such as ettringite and monosulfate, were also formed. Further, geopolymers prepared with a suitable FA/CCR ratio (1:1 or 1:2) possessed a compact microstructure because of their sufficient reactive SiO<sub>2</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and high-enough alkalinity, responsible for higher content of C-(A)-S-H formation and better mechanical property. Too high curing temperature or water content induced the formation of a loosely bound geopolymer matrix that strongly weakens its mechanical property. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96a0e9d39ab9453d9bf3e7f1e9313cfe2023-11-23T17:00:12ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-01-0115397310.3390/ma15030973Utilization of Calcium Carbide Residue as Solid Alkali for Preparing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers: Dependence of Compressive Strength and Microstructure on Calcium Carbide Residue, Water Content and Curing TemperatureQiang Wang0Haozhe Guo1Ting Yu2Peng Yuan3Liangliang Deng4Baifa Zhang5CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Resource Comprehensive Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, ChinaSchool of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaCalcium carbide residue (CCR) is a solid waste resulting from acetylene gas production. In this study, CCR was used as an alkali activator to prepare fly ash (FA)-based geopolymers without any alkali supplementation. We studied the factors (FA/CCR ratio, curing temperature, and water/binder ratio) influencing the mechanical property of FA/CCR-based geopolymers. The compressive strength results showed that, by optimizing these three factors, the FA/CCR mixture has great potential for use as a cementitious material and geopolymer with a dense microstructure having a maximal compressive strength of 17.5 MPa. The geopolymers’ chemical structure, microstructure, and chemical composition were characterized and determined by a combination of techniques. All these results revealed that amorphous C-(A)-S-H (calcium (aluminate) silicate hydrate) gels mainly formed after geopolymerization resulting from the reaction of FA and CCR. In addition, some crystallines, such as ettringite and monosulfate, were also formed. Further, geopolymers prepared with a suitable FA/CCR ratio (1:1 or 1:2) possessed a compact microstructure because of their sufficient reactive SiO<sub>2</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and high-enough alkalinity, responsible for higher content of C-(A)-S-H formation and better mechanical property. Too high curing temperature or water content induced the formation of a loosely bound geopolymer matrix that strongly weakens its mechanical property.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/3/973calcium carbide residuegeopolymerC-(A)-S-H gelsfly ashmicrostructure |
| spellingShingle | Qiang Wang Haozhe Guo Ting Yu Peng Yuan Liangliang Deng Baifa Zhang Utilization of Calcium Carbide Residue as Solid Alkali for Preparing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers: Dependence of Compressive Strength and Microstructure on Calcium Carbide Residue, Water Content and Curing Temperature Materials calcium carbide residue geopolymer C-(A)-S-H gels fly ash microstructure |
| title | Utilization of Calcium Carbide Residue as Solid Alkali for Preparing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers: Dependence of Compressive Strength and Microstructure on Calcium Carbide Residue, Water Content and Curing Temperature |
| title_full | Utilization of Calcium Carbide Residue as Solid Alkali for Preparing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers: Dependence of Compressive Strength and Microstructure on Calcium Carbide Residue, Water Content and Curing Temperature |
| title_fullStr | Utilization of Calcium Carbide Residue as Solid Alkali for Preparing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers: Dependence of Compressive Strength and Microstructure on Calcium Carbide Residue, Water Content and Curing Temperature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Utilization of Calcium Carbide Residue as Solid Alkali for Preparing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers: Dependence of Compressive Strength and Microstructure on Calcium Carbide Residue, Water Content and Curing Temperature |
| title_short | Utilization of Calcium Carbide Residue as Solid Alkali for Preparing Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers: Dependence of Compressive Strength and Microstructure on Calcium Carbide Residue, Water Content and Curing Temperature |
| title_sort | utilization of calcium carbide residue as solid alkali for preparing fly ash based geopolymers dependence of compressive strength and microstructure on calcium carbide residue water content and curing temperature |
| topic | calcium carbide residue geopolymer C-(A)-S-H gels fly ash microstructure |
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