The Effects of Calcium Aluminate Cement Substitution on Physicochemical Properties of Geopolymer–Zeolite Composites

Abstract Zeolites are porous aluminosilicate materials and are commonly used as adsorbents for various pollutants. Geopolymers made from industrial waste materials have an aluminosilicate structure similar to zeolites and can be converted to crystalline zeolites under high temperature...

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Main Authors: Kim, Hee-Jeong, Khalid, Hammad R.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141789.2
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Khalid, Hammad R.
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description Abstract Zeolites are porous aluminosilicate materials and are commonly used as adsorbents for various pollutants. Geopolymers made from industrial waste materials have an aluminosilicate structure similar to zeolites and can be converted to crystalline zeolites under high temperature and pressure conditions (hydrothermal conditions). The present study investigated the effects of fly ash substitution by calcium aluminate cement (CAC) in hydrothermally-treated geopolymer binders (often referred to as geopolymer-zeolite composites or geopolymer-supported zeolites). The substitution levels of fly ash by CAC were varied from 0 to 50% (0, 10%, 20%, 40%, or 50%). A mixture of waterglass and NaOH solutions was used for alkali activation of raw materials. The test results revealed that the CAC significantly affected the strength development and reaction products. All the CAC-substituted specimens showed significantly higher strength than fly ash-based control specimens. It was noted that the rise in compressive strength was mainly due to the formation of C–A–S–H gel in CAC-substituted specimens. The control specimens showed Na–P1 type zeolite while chabazite, faujasite, and hydroxysodalite phases were identified with incorporation of CAC. Hence, it was found that the CAC addition resulted in different Ca/Si molar ratios, which promoted the formation of different types of zeolites, thus these specimens can potentially be used for specific target applications.
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spelling mit-1721.1/141789.22024-02-28T21:35:06Z The Effects of Calcium Aluminate Cement Substitution on Physicochemical Properties of Geopolymer–Zeolite Composites Kim, Hee-Jeong Khalid, Hammad R. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Abstract Zeolites are porous aluminosilicate materials and are commonly used as adsorbents for various pollutants. Geopolymers made from industrial waste materials have an aluminosilicate structure similar to zeolites and can be converted to crystalline zeolites under high temperature and pressure conditions (hydrothermal conditions). The present study investigated the effects of fly ash substitution by calcium aluminate cement (CAC) in hydrothermally-treated geopolymer binders (often referred to as geopolymer-zeolite composites or geopolymer-supported zeolites). The substitution levels of fly ash by CAC were varied from 0 to 50% (0, 10%, 20%, 40%, or 50%). A mixture of waterglass and NaOH solutions was used for alkali activation of raw materials. The test results revealed that the CAC significantly affected the strength development and reaction products. All the CAC-substituted specimens showed significantly higher strength than fly ash-based control specimens. It was noted that the rise in compressive strength was mainly due to the formation of C–A–S–H gel in CAC-substituted specimens. The control specimens showed Na–P1 type zeolite while chabazite, faujasite, and hydroxysodalite phases were identified with incorporation of CAC. Hence, it was found that the CAC addition resulted in different Ca/Si molar ratios, which promoted the formation of different types of zeolites, thus these specimens can potentially be used for specific target applications. 2022-05-09T20:17:24Z 2022-04-08T12:16:32Z 2022-05-09T20:17:24Z 2022-01 2021-01 2022-04-08T04:55:01Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2193-567X 2191-4281 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141789.2 Kim, Hee-Jeong and Khalid, Hammad R. 2022. "The Effects of Calcium Aluminate Cement Substitution on Physicochemical Properties of Geopolymer–Zeolite Composites." Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 47. en https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06394-w Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals application/octet-stream Springer Science and Business Media LLC Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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title_full The Effects of Calcium Aluminate Cement Substitution on Physicochemical Properties of Geopolymer–Zeolite Composites
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title_full_unstemmed The Effects of Calcium Aluminate Cement Substitution on Physicochemical Properties of Geopolymer–Zeolite Composites
title_short The Effects of Calcium Aluminate Cement Substitution on Physicochemical Properties of Geopolymer–Zeolite Composites
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